Mulan, the graduation will be in a rented facility not at their home. Do you think the JWs would see my husband there, drop their gifts off and leave? I don't want it to ruin her party.
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Should we or shouldn't we?...JW family member's graduation..advice please
by MoeJoJoJo inmy husband's sister is graduating this year.
she called and was excited to let us know when her graduation party is planned for.
his parents called the very next day and said maybe it would be a good idea if my hubby who is da'd not attend.
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Daughter still in Patterson
by Phil inmy daughter was cohersed to marry her present husband and they moved to patterson to do what ever they do there.
it realy affected the family, particularly me.
i was wondering if there is anyone who reads these messages knows my daughter.
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MoeJoJoJo
(((((Phil))))) My heart goes out to you! So sorry to hear that you have lost contact with your daughter, have you not heard from her at all since she left? I wish there was some way I could help.
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JWs At My Door This Morning
by Francois ini was standing on my front porch talking on my cell phone when three car loads of them pulled up down the street.
by the time i finished my conversation, one of the jws was standing on my sidewalk waiting for me to get off the phone.
i eventually did.
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MoeJoJoJo
warrigal....lol....you're not the only one :
I wish I had your way with words...sometimes I only open my mouth to change feet.
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JWs At My Door This Morning
by Francois ini was standing on my front porch talking on my cell phone when three car loads of them pulled up down the street.
by the time i finished my conversation, one of the jws was standing on my sidewalk waiting for me to get off the phone.
i eventually did.
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MoeJoJoJo
<<<<<<<patting Francois on the back
Great job! I would have paid $$$$ to see the look on his face as he was vamoosing. lol
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Should we or shouldn't we?...JW family member's graduation..advice please
by MoeJoJoJo inmy husband's sister is graduating this year.
she called and was excited to let us know when her graduation party is planned for.
his parents called the very next day and said maybe it would be a good idea if my hubby who is da'd not attend.
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MoeJoJoJo
Thank you all for your input. (To clarify things: It is high school that my sister-in-law is graduating and yes, she did give the initial invitation)
I appreciate each person's perspective. I'm still not sure what to do yet. The party is set for June so we have time to think about what to do. I agree that it would be very awkward if we were to attend. I like the idea of taking her to dinner and giving her a gift then (thanks jgnat & scully). I would hope her parents wouldn't have anything negative to say about that.
I think we should follow Aguest’s advice first, and call her up and ask her what she wants, we could ask what she would feel more comfortable with(taking her to dinner or attending the party).
Then again, I would like for the worldly family to see how JWs treat people who have left the religion (one worldly family member is currently studying with JWs), if we attended the party, they would get a first-hand witness. If we do go to the party, I liked blondie’s advice to travel with some worldly family members. And Granny’s advice to bring flowers(the biggest), along with a gift and a big smile.
BTW, you guys are great, I'm glad I asked the question & sandy, hope things go well for you and your similar situation.
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Do You Think That Jehovah's Witnesses Are Basically Good People?
by minimus inthere's a lot of jw bashing here.
we've all been affected by negative things because of the organization.
but do you think that as a group, jehovah's witnesses are bad, or do you think that most of the witnesses that you know are inherently good people??
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MoeJoJoJo
In my experience with JWs, I would have to say that many are genuinely good. There are some who enjoy looking down their noses at others. I have met a few who are habitual liars. Quite a few, don't really extend themselves to help others, especially those they would consider worldly.
My opinion is that they are no different than any other group of people as a whole, yet they are supposed to stand out as different.
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Our 19th YEA!!!!!!!
by SheilaM inon sunday thunder and i will celebrate 19 years of marriage
first i wanted you all to know what a great guy he is and secondly i wanted to wish thunder a happy happy anniversary.
this poem i wrote him when we first met.
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MoeJoJoJo
Congrats, you two & many more.
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circuit assembly talk insults fat people
by Ray6 ini haven't been to my circuit assembly yet, but i was told that one of the talks speaks about the horrible sin of being overweight, how jehovah hates fat and how we can not make it in the new world if we are fat.
is there anyone who knows about this?
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MoeJoJoJo
Poor dubs, eating was one of the few enjoyments left in life for them.
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Should we or shouldn't we?...JW family member's graduation..advice please
by MoeJoJoJo inmy husband's sister is graduating this year.
she called and was excited to let us know when her graduation party is planned for.
his parents called the very next day and said maybe it would be a good idea if my hubby who is da'd not attend.
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MoeJoJoJo
My husband's sister is graduating this year. She called and was excited to let us know when her graduation party is planned for. His parents called the very next day and said maybe it would be a good idea if my hubby who is DA'd not attend. However, our kids and I are more than welcome to attend.(since I am not DF or DA) They know my stand though; how I feel about the org.
Everyone from their hall is invited (we also used to attend that same hall years ago), but they also invited 'worldly' family. If we went, we could just socialize with them.
My hubby wants to go, he has more of a right to be there than the witnesses do.....If he doesn't attend, isn't that going to be a bad witness for the witnesses? Especially, when the 'worldly' family members ask where my husband is and I'd have to say, "oh, he wasn't invited". I know they would ask why. I would think that would be really embarassing for the witnesses.
I really don't want to go without him. I don't know what to do, I feel like we should be there though.
What's your advice, what should we do in this situation?
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When The Circuit Overseer Visited, Why Did You Do More Than Usual?
by minimus inwas it pressure, the desire to conform, was it because you thought that you could work in service with him???
were you trying to get appointed?
did you really think it was a "special week of activity"?
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MoeJoJoJo
I never really did more than the usual during the COs visits, but then again, I was 'only a sister'.
I felt sorry for those who felt they had to go out in service with the CO when he was visiting during Christmas or other holidays just to kiss butt. I remember as a kid having to go out in service during holidays and people at the doors were upset because we were disturbing them while they had company. As an adult I never went out in service during Christmas or Thanksgiving, CO or not. I thought it did more harm than good, that we were just irritating people.