I remember barely ever finding anyone at home. They had built these nice new houses, fairly expensive ones, and someone had it as a territory. No one was home on a whole street, and the others were making comments that "Both parents are working just to be able to afford them." And? That's how life is nowadays. These were beautiful houses, and if the people wanted to work to be able to live there, that was their business.
My mom was talking about the last few houses she has in a territory where she can never find anyone home. I told her about how when I worked with the Census in 2000, I had it well organized to find everyone home. Some of my people would work in the mornings and some at night. I had older people, college students, professionals, men and women on my crew. Then, to get the last couple hundred houses, I switched who went where around and tried to get them at different times. We ended up getting everyone within a few weeks.
I remember joking with them to dress neatly, but not to dress up...because I didn't want anyone to think they were JW's and not open the door! lol
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From door to door, to door, to door.......
by Gill inwhat's the point i ask you?
here in the uk, it's an unavoidable fact that the majority of people are out at work, shopping etc.
if you really wanted to speak to people, and felt an urgent duty because the 'end is near' why aren't the jws in the shopping centres, streets, and generally where the people are?.
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Then and now - sports
by larc inearlier, i wrote, "then and now" on military service and dating practices .
onacruse and alanf encouraged me to do this.
i am 64, so i really do know the religion of the 40's and 50's.
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Early 90's... My mom actually let me try out for soccer, and I made it. Considering I had never been able to play any organized sports, I was proud of myself. Then, she said I couldn't join the team. A few coaches/teachers called the house and told her how it would make me well-rounded and look good on college applications, etc. My dad was for it, but he said my mom would have to pick me up after the practices. She said she couldn't be bothered with it, it would make us late for meetings, and she refused.
I think it was cruel she even let me try out if she had no intention of letting me play.
My older boys both play soccer, and one also plays basketball. Sports are wonderful for kids because they learn teamwork. Also, not everyone is great at academics, and it gives them something to feel good about themselves. -
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My JW brother is dating
by jwNOT inha!
a few months ago my jw father and stepmother took me and my kids to a movie (rated g...lol).
anyway my grown jw brother who still lives with them called on their cell phone and he was planning on his "friend" coming over.
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I remember getting interrupted by elders I didn't even know at the assemblies for standing out on the concourse talking to another teen-aged brother by myself.
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Gas prices & JW Conventions/Field Service
by doinmypart inwith gas prices forecasted to reach $2.50 in the u.s. do you think this will impact the district conventions this summer?i hope that either fewer will travel to the conventions,and those that do attend will donate less money to the wts.. and what about field service?
i realize hard-core jws will continue in the "ministry", but in my area we have a lot of driving territory.
not many are willing to drive, they prefer to stay close to the kh and work shorter periods rather than spend a lot of money filling up their gas tanks.. in other countries where gas prices are higher than u.s. prices perhaps people are used to it, but do you think it has a bearing on jw activity?
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LOL I should bring that up with my mom.
She is self-employed, and she has stopped taking assignments in certain areas because she says the pay isn't worth the gas money. However, she can be found in the same areas doing field service. (She lives in a rural area) Usually, she drives back and forth to the DC, but she said her and my aunt are staying at a hotel this year.
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Evil SMURFS?
by marked inokay, what's the deal with the smurfs?
i've heard mention here and there about some 80s rumours regarding demonized smurfs (or something) that got jws in a panic.
i remember when i was a kid my aunt telling my mother about smurf dolls with blood on them walking around, i think.
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The reason I remember was that Gargamel was the Devil, and he was bad because he mixed potions and spells. I really liked that show too. My mom threw our Smurf glasses and my Smurf underwear away when we got home from the meeting one day. There were also stories of the dolls coming to life, etc.
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Which did you think was worse, df'd or da'd people?
by pennycandy inas a jw, when i'd find out someone got disfellowshipped, i'd shake my head and think, "what a selfish person.
choosing immorality (it had to be immorality) over jehovah.
i hope i never make such bad choices.
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I don't remembering anyone in our congregation ever formally DA'ing themselves.
Disfellowshippings weren't too common either, but usually there was a "gasp" from the audience when one was announced, even if the rumors had been flying for a month or so about the person. I think it made it seem worse that they never told the reason. Almost everytime, people speculated it was about sex...and maybe it wasn't at all.
I always thought it seemed unfair that you couldn't speak to those DF'd. It wasn't really emphasized that they did something wrong....it was always being said "You know you can't speak to them." My neighbor was DF'd when I was small for smoking. She had always offered me cookies or to come over and talk to her. She was an older woman. Then, all of a sudden, I couldn't speak to her anymore, but she would still say HI to me. I felt so embarrassed to not say anything! I remember telling my mom "Well, Daddy (non-JW) smokes, and I can talk to him." -
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Are There Current JWs Who If They Became XJW's, You Still Wouldn't Trust?
by xjw_b12 in.
i was noticing, how the great majority who are fading, or are df or da, and post here, seem to go through a sincere personality change for the better.. it is of course a very humbling experience to find out how wrong and judgemental we were.. but is there a witness or two, who even if they posted here, you wouldn't trust them or like them.?
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I could forgive certain past behaviors from most people, but never anything like pedophiles, etc. There are some people that are just plain rude no matter what their beliefs. Then, there are those that were just following what the GB said and that is why they shunned, or tattled on others or crammed their ideas down your throat. I think that is different.
Then, I think of someone like my mom....she is very submissive and modest. I am fairly sure that is her personality, and that it has nothing to do with her being a JW. Even if she were no longer a JW (I can hope), she still would not be the type of person to kick back with and have a drink or laugh at dirty jokes, etc. -
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I told them I was going to church, but in reality I...
by poppers inwhen i was still living at home as a young adult i managed to attend mass every sunday, mostly out of guilt, for the catholic church was good at making you believe that not attending mass without a valid reason was a mortal sin - an offense that would send you to hell for certain.
i usually went to the church in the next town over since it had the latest scheduled mass in the area.
one particular weekend my sister and her husband were visiting and on sunday they drove to that neighboring city to go to mass, so they declared.
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The last District Convention I even went to...I was 16, and it was held in Philly. I met a nice brother there during lunch, and we were having a great, friendly conversation. His family didn't care where he was, but I had to sit with my mom and grandma. I picked a stupid fight with my mom after lunch and told her I was going to go sit by myself. HA HA
Him and I skipped out and took a nice walk in the city. Then, we hopped on the subway and went over to where Lollapalooza was playing. We couldn't get in, but we could hear the music. Then, we went back at the very end of the session, and of course, I acted like I had been there the whole time. My mom kept asking me question about the different talks, and I faked it. lol
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Gas price in your area?
by JH inhere in quebec, ordinary unleaded is 94.4 cents a litre.
(that's the cheapest gas!!!).
there are 3.78 liters per american gallon, so this would give $3.57 a us gallon..... what's the price of gas in your area?
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$1.97, although some stations are already up to $2.09 along the interstate.
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