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  WHAT ARE YOUR MOST VIVID, ODD, or FUNNY Memories of Conventions and Assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by Balaamsass in

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  share with us memories of the bizarre, funny, strange, what you hated, what you miss...we all have them.

  (question..why the big to do between terms- convention and assembly .

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  Peony

  Twickenham UK similar to the comment about Michael Jackson but it was Prince. Came with an entourage, had his own personal attendant to look after him (my uncle) every time he went anywhere they had to radio control to let them know he was on the move using code name 'purple rain' (you can't make this stuff up)!! So much for all being equal!!

  Best memory was twickenham about 1975 when I managed to get lost, lost and found gave me orange juice and biscuits, took ages for my mum to come get me. Worst was the toilets, some were dustbins with lids on, they stank.
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  Thought I was stronger!

  by Peony in

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  just come home from a weight loss class early.

  it's 6 months since i da'd and two and a half years since i've been to a meeting.

  there was a witness there (unless she has left, i wouldn't know) we made eye contact!

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  Thanks, I've found it x
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  Thought I was stronger!

  by Peony in

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  just come home from a weight loss class early.

  it's 6 months since i da'd and two and a half years since i've been to a meeting.

  there was a witness there (unless she has left, i wouldn't know) we made eye contact!

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  I am so glad I joined this site, you are the voices of reason and have brought my strength back - thank you so much, much love x
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  Thought I was stronger!

  by Peony in

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  just come home from a weight loss class early.

  it's 6 months since i da'd and two and a half years since i've been to a meeting.

  there was a witness there (unless she has left, i wouldn't know) we made eye contact!

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  Thank you all. I do agree with some of your thoughts Magnum for those hardcore witnesses but if it was me (not hardcore) and I was the witness that had ignored someone and had caused them to get upset, I would have felt terrible. I'm hoping they will go home feeling bad and realising what a cruel thing shunning is! The other positive is my Weight Class leader knows the situation and saw first hand the reaction. She is disgusted by it all and hopefully warns others to stay away from JW's.
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  Thought I was stronger!

  by Peony in

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  just come home from a weight loss class early.

  it's 6 months since i da'd and two and a half years since i've been to a meeting.

  there was a witness there (unless she has left, i wouldn't know) we made eye contact!

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  Peony

  Hi Besty

  I can't see the envelope icon!!??
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  Thought I was stronger!

  by Peony in

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  just come home from a weight loss class early.

  it's 6 months since i da'd and two and a half years since i've been to a meeting.

  there was a witness there (unless she has left, i wouldn't know) we made eye contact!

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  Peony

  That's what I'm hoping to get to James Moxon, maybe it's too early days.
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  Thought I was stronger!

  by Peony in

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  just come home from a weight loss class early.

  it's 6 months since i da'd and two and a half years since i've been to a meeting.

  there was a witness there (unless she has left, i wouldn't know) we made eye contact!

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  Peony

  It's just horrible, mind you going back would be Much worse, a glass or two of wine seems to have helped 😏
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  Thought I was stronger!

  by Peony in

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  just come home from a weight loss class early.

  it's 6 months since i da'd and two and a half years since i've been to a meeting.

  there was a witness there (unless she has left, i wouldn't know) we made eye contact!

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  Just come home from a weight loss class early. It's 6 months since I DA'd and two and a half years since I've been to a meeting. There was a witness there (unless she has left, I wouldn't know) we made eye contact! I thought I was stronger but obviously not - I started shaking uncontrollably - I feel like such an idiot because I know I have done nothing wrong. I was hoping she wouldn't stay for the chat part of the class but she sat in front of me!! I had to get up and walk out whilst bawling my eyes out. Mind you there was only about 9 of us sat down, I think it was just too close for comfort. How does everyone else cope when they see witnesses?
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  What woke you up?

  by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

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  in march of 2014, i was a very active jw, a ministerial servant, gave a public talk, was an attendant for the memorial, and one of 4 cleaning captains for an international convention of 40,000+ attendees.

  so what woke me up?

  an innocent comment from a co-worker about the candice conti court case rang a bell that could not be unrung.

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  For me it was the 'game playing' 'be seen to be doing the right thing'.
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  Lurker - just joined

  by Je.suis.oisif in

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  hi all, nothing to report just now.

  wanted to add name to list of those awakening.

  been lurking for nearly a year.

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  Peony

  Welcome from one newbie to another x