coming from central pa - i get to see lots of quilts - and i have started to quilt myself - although i recieved lots of council about spending the long hours alone on a quilt ( the brother apparently never heard the words "quilting bee" ) i finally quit doing them for a while because of the pressure i was getting..... finnally when i realized that i needed to do some form of craft as a stress reducer ( from all the pressure from the borg) i told the elders where to go - and also said " i'd be happy to quit quilting - are you going to pay for the pyschiatri help and the meds they may prescribe??
this is therapy for me!!".
it shut him up for a bit.. .
Lydia writes:
I stil don't get what was wrong with the snowmen!!
Lydia, Lydia, Lydia. tsk tsk. for shame!
Snowmen are quite immoral!
snow-MEN are usually NAKED, especially "DOWN THERE"!!
you bad, bad woman!
LOL just kidding sweetie!!
Love, Scully
It is not persecution for an informed person
to expose a certain religion as being false. - WT 11/15/63
A religion that teaches lies cannot be true. -WT 12/1/91
coming from central pa - i get to see lots of quilts - and i have started to quilt myself - although i recieved lots of council about spending the long hours alone on a quilt ( the brother apparently never heard the words "quilting bee" ) i finally quit doing them for a while because of the pressure i was getting..... finnally when i realized that i needed to do some form of craft as a stress reducer ( from all the pressure from the borg) i told the elders where to go - and also said " i'd be happy to quit quilting - are you going to pay for the pyschiatri help and the meds they may prescribe??
this is therapy for me!!".
it shut him up for a bit.. .
Angharad,
I used to really love doing cross-stitch, and have a few nicely framed pieces. Then my daughters realized that the embroidery floss was PERFECT for making those friendship bracelets they and their friends love to make for each other. Most of my supplies have "disappeared"!! LOL
Love, Scully
coming from central pa - i get to see lots of quilts - and i have started to quilt myself - although i recieved lots of council about spending the long hours alone on a quilt ( the brother apparently never heard the words "quilting bee" ) i finally quit doing them for a while because of the pressure i was getting..... finnally when i realized that i needed to do some form of craft as a stress reducer ( from all the pressure from the borg) i told the elders where to go - and also said " i'd be happy to quit quilting - are you going to pay for the pyschiatri help and the meds they may prescribe??
this is therapy for me!!".
it shut him up for a bit.. .
Hi Lydia
Interesting question! and I have to answer YES!
I used to really enjoy sewing and knitting. In fact, when we were active JWs, most of my two daughters' and my own wardrobe were hand-made (although I used the term "custom designed" heh heh) by me.
When the children were little I started knitting sweaters and winter wear for them too. It would take 30-40 minutes to drive to the meetings, and I used the time to make progress on my projects.
Other sisters knew about my hobbies, and some even shared the same interests and we exchanged patterns. I had a nice collection of patterns for sewing and yarn crafts, as well as a nicely organized sewing room with shelves of fabric.
Anyway, I guess some of the sisters mentioned to their husbands that "oh it would be so nice to be talented like Sister Scully..."; "I'd love to have a nice sewing room like Sister Scully's..." etc, etc. Eventually, some of the husbands complained that their wives wanted these things from them and I was the scapegoat, and the accusation was that I was promoting "materialism" because I had SO MUCH FABRIC!
The book study conductor approached me (in my own home where the book study was held) and tried to be very kind sounding. He said that the brothers were concerned that I was too materialistic because of all the fabric I had, and that it was causing a problem for some of the other sisters in the congregation.
I couldn't help myself. I LAUGHED IN HIS FACE. And then I said, "If you or any other elder EVER try to twist the meaning of 'materialism' like that again, I'm going to write a letter about this to the Circuit Overseer. For your information, I enjoy sewing. I enjoy making clothing for my daughters and me to wear to the Kingdom Hall. I don't appreciate you telling me that I should give up something I enjoy and go spend $200 on a dress for myself when I can make something of equal or better quality for $50. If you have that kind of money for your wife to blow on clothes, then good for you. But if you have a problem with me trying to save my husband's money, then you better go and discuss it with him!"
When I turned it around and made it appear that HE had the problem with 'materialism' instead, he got quite sheepish, and never bothered me about it again! LOL
Love, Scully
this thread will hopefully serve as the platform for a friendly debate about the issue of how much respect the watchtower society deserves from ex-jehovah's witnesses.
do we blast the hell out of the borg and don't let a kind word in edgewise?
do we acknowledge that they have done some things right and (shudder) even good?
bttt
It is not persecution for an informed person
to expose a certain religion as being false. - WT 11/15/63
A religion that teaches lies cannot be true. -WT 12/1/91
last night my husband and i went to dinner at a new restaurant to us.
it was a thai place.
as we walked up, we could see that most of the tables were occupied by asians, a good sign.
I'm not disfellowshipped either, but I have been treated by JWs as though I am.
I figured the best way to deal with the problem was rather directly....
As soon as I see them, I walk right up to them and give them a huge
If they stiffen up, I'll back away, "shocked", and say... "Oh, I had no IDEA you'd been disfellowshipped. Of all people!! I never would have imagined!! I'm so sorry!!" and then I turn on my heel and walk the other way.
It's truly priceless!! Especially if you can do it in public, and they can't do anything about it.
Love, Scully
It is not persecution for an informed person
to expose a certain religion as being false. - WT 11/15/63
A religion that teaches lies cannot be true. -WT 12/1/91
maybe some of you who have been out for many years can answer this.. do you think that the flow of people leaving the borg has been increasing?
and do you think that we will ever live to see their complete downfall?
if you do think this is a likely scenario, how do you see it unfolding?.
The only way the WTS will ever fold up is when their flow of cash dries up.
Love, Scully
It is not persecution for an informed person
to expose a certain religion as being false. - WT 11/15/63
A religion that teaches lies cannot be true. -WT 12/1/91
last week, i posted evidence of the monumental inefficiency of the field service work.
you might be wondering how it is possible for people to put in so many hours, and produce so few results.
well, the answer is really quite simple.
The Pioneer's Guide to Padding Your Service Report
1- Set your alarm clock for 6:00 am. Open your window and throw a tract outside. Begin service meter. Hit snooze alarm and go back to bed until 7:00.
2- At 7:00, toss another tract out the window because surely by now someone has picked up your previous gem of Truth and divine wisdom and is coming to an accurate knowledge of God's Word. Proceed to the shower.
3- 7:45 - Get dressed and go to McDonald's or a diner that serves breakfast. Leave a set of magazines on the table instead of a tip for the waitress.
4- 8:30 - Try that nagging Not-At-Home, the one with the For Sale sign on the lawn and overgrown yard and no curtains in the window. Slip tract under the door. Proceed to service arrangement.
5- 9:30 - Service meeting concludes and car groups are organized. Your meter is still running with 3.5 hours in already.
6- 9:35 - Swing by several other nagging Not-At-Homes so that the rest of your car group can start their meters too.
7- 10:35 - After running through all these nagging Not-At-Homes, it's time for coffee break. Remember to leave a set of magazines for the waitress, instead of a tip.
8- 10:50 to 11:50 - Return visits. Everyone invites you to go with them because you're the pioneer and they think it'll improve everyone's opinion of them if they hang with you. Pat yourself on the back for being so generous toward them.
9- 11:50 - Break for lunch. OK, so it's not quite noon, but if we carry the magazines in front of us while we walk to our destination for lunch (your place, not mine!) we can keep the meter running.
10- 12:00 to 12:15 - Thank the host/ess for the peanut butter and jelly sandwich and the glass of milk. Read something interesting out of the latest magazines to his/her cat.
11- 12:15 - Walk back to the territory, holding the magazines up to your chest like a billboard. You are alone, because the rest of them already have finished their day in service. Your meter is ticking away at 6 hours 15 minutes.
12- 12:30 - Find your car. Drive to the mall. Tuck tracts under the windshield wipers of surrounding vehicles. Go to the food court and get a real lunch. Leave a set of magazines on the table for the cleaning staff instead of a tip.
13- 13:00 - Return to your car. Notice if there are any different cars that have replaced the ones where you left tracts. If so, tuck tracts under windshield wipers of replacement vehicles.
14- 13:15 - Check your coat pocket for change. Mutter something about publishers not appreciating you because they don't give you any gas money when your car is used in field service. Put $5 worth of gas in the car. Leave a set of magazines tucked into the pump handle so the next person can learn about Jehovah.
15- 13:30 - Go to Brother Moppensweep's to see if he has enough help with his cleaning company. Flirt with Sister Well-Endowed, and notice the magazines sitting on the corner of her desk. Make a mental note of her dishonest time counting practice, after all she is "just" a publisher. Tell her you were in the neighbourhood while doing some Return Visits.
16- 14:00 - Return home for a nap. Mutter something about all the litter and paper waste in the yard of your apartment building. Make a mental note to complain to the superintendant. Leave a set of magazines in the building's laundry room to make your meter stop at exactly the 8 hour mark. Feel good about yourself for placing 10 magazines too.
17- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Love, Scully
It is not persecution for an informed person
to expose a certain religion as being false. - WT 11/15/63
A religion that teaches lies cannot be true. -WT 12/1/91
think fast... .
..to ease their conscience, a wts insider emails you some very damaging information about the borg.
when the wts lawyers find out that you have the information, they offer you a $10,000,000 settlement to keep you quiet.
Let's see if we can work this for all it's worth:
The WTS is willing to give me $10 MILLION American Dollars to keep quiet about a scandal??
I would:
Take the money and put it in my savings account for 6 months, to draw interest while I decided who deserved to get the money.
At the end of the 6 months, I would have a "Crisis of Conscience" and return the $10 MILLION American Dollars to the WTS. Not as a donation either. I would write a letter to the Governing Body and say "I cannot in good conscience accept this money from you if it means my keeping this knowledge from going public. Here is your BRIBE money back. As the apostles of the first century declared: I cannot stop speaking about the things I have seen and heard."
Then I would go to CNN and tell the scandal to the whole freakin' world. I would write a book about it, and have it published. I would accept an invitation from Oprah to go and talk about it.
On the other hand, I could just take the money and blab to the press anyway. It would be using "Theocratic War Strategy" in reverse.
Love, Scully
It is not persecution for an informed person
to expose a certain religion as being false. - WT 11/15/63
A religion that teaches lies cannot be true. -WT 12/1/91
oh my god!!!
i am sitting here in my den, monday morning, at 10:30 am, est, when i notice a van pull up into the court i live on.
out climb two neatly dressed women, one older, one young.
I'm waiting for the next time they call on me.
I plan on telling them (once I have a set of mags in my hands :
1- That I have a serious problem with the way JWs treat women;
2- That I specifically have a problem with the XXXXX congregation's treatment of women who have an ILLNESS called depression;
3- That, furthermore, I have a problem with having my privacy invaded by persons who are members of XXXXX congregation, both evidenced by this very visit, and from previous experience with so-and-so who was instructed by the Elders of the XXXXX congregation to 'search my home for demonized objects' without my knowledge or consent;
4- That if I ever see them or any other JWs of the XXXXX congregation darkening my doorstep and entering my private property, the police will be notified and the persons will be charged with trespassing and harassment.
and if they use the "would you say that if Jesus was on your doorstep?" crap..... I'm going to tell them that they clearly are NOT JESUS, nor do they in any way, shape or form represent him. Then I'm going to tell them to read John 8:44 [You are from your father, the Devil....]
Like I said, I can't wait!!
Love, Scully
It is not persecution for an informed person
to expose a certain religion as being false. - WT 11/15/63
A religion that teaches lies cannot be true. -WT 12/1/91
know what i can take to stop the burning sensation i have in my chest?.
i have had a cold for the past few days and woke up this morning feeling just awful.
i went to the hospital and they said i have bronchitis.
Nurse Scully recommends the following comfort measures:
LOTS of fluids. If you normally drink 8 glasses of water daily, increase it to 12. This helps dilute the secretions that are being produced so that they will be easier for you to eliminate.
If you're taking a cough syrup, make sure it is an expectorant, not a cough suppressant. (I know, I know, it sounds like torture and it is, but coughing is your body's way of ridding itself of all that nasty gunk that's clogging up your airway).
Steam is excellent. Lots of humidified air. Best way to accomplish this is to take a nice long hot shower. Try it a couple of times a day. Besides, it feels good too.
For the burning pain in your chest from all the coughing (I imagine the muscles between your ribs are aching too); try acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Motrin/Advil) together. The two painkillers work on different pain pathways and will enhance each others effects. (PS this is the combination we use for post partum afterpains). As well, drinking extra fluids helps to flush out the lactic acid from your intercostal (between the ribs) muscles and diaphragm that are getting a nasty workout from all that coughing. Throw a nice big towel or flannel blanket in the dryer and wrap it around your chest when it's nice and warm.
Finally, a pot of tea, a warm blanket, a hot toddy, and a good book, along with a babysitter for the kids.
Get plenty of rest and get well soon!! We miss you!
Love, Scully
