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  How do you deal with people who do not like you?

  by usualusername1 in

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  hi guysin the last year i have started to socialise a lot more.

  namely comedy and a tennis social club.. for a variety of reasons i find socialising tough.

  in my tennis club a couple of women have been extremely rude to me and i have blocked one from my phone and refuse to speak to both.. is my behaviour extreme?paul.

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  @ usualusername1:

  Just remember that they are one ones with the problem…not you.
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  Is My Wife Awakening?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

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  every now and then, my wife will talk about how things are not making sense within the org.

  i usually just dismiss it as her playing mind games with me.

  for example, she would ask why there are so many branches being closed or why so many congregations are being merged.

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  We really haven't talked about the org for a few days. But when she is ready to bring it back up, I will be all ears!
  
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  Are some of the long serving Bethel servants being given marching orders?

  by carefullyread in

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  does any one have any info on the treatment of long serving elderly bethel servants who are retiring or virtually having to retire?

  with the closing & selling off of their properties & relocation's, what is happening to their elderly servants who cannot just move away & have lived at some of their jw accommodations for so long?

  many of these servants have worked for very little financial rewards & i have heard some have no life savings or superannuation retirements payouts.. shouldn't the society be paying out a redundancy sum to them?

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  It's called the “Home for the Elderly and Reassigned”
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  Is My Wife Awakening?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every now and then, my wife will talk about how things are not making sense within the org.

  i usually just dismiss it as her playing mind games with me.

  for example, she would ask why there are so many branches being closed or why so many congregations are being merged.

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  @ AudeSapere and respectful_observer:

  Those are pretty good points. I wonder if I can find where she is getting her info from without setting off alarm bells. Maybe I will just let it play out.
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  My dad RIP

  by ScottyRex in

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  my dad died 2 weeks ago on sunday.

  i will miss him so much.

  he was the funniest most greatest man i have ever known.. granted for the first 30 years i wasnt that much keen on him and i don't think he was on me much either.....let me explain.. mum and dad met in 1964, mum was the prettiest girl in the town, mini skirts, raised hair, the daintiest figure, she looked the spit of audrey hepburn at breakfast at tiffanys.

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  Sorry ScottyRex.

  My dad died a year and a half ago. Aside from my grandfather, he was the greatest person I ever knew.
  
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  Is My Wife Awakening?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every now and then, my wife will talk about how things are not making sense within the org.

  i usually just dismiss it as her playing mind games with me.

  for example, she would ask why there are so many branches being closed or why so many congregations are being merged.

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  @ AudeSapere:

  “How does she know about this and the other issues you cited?”

  I think she is just picking up on it. She overhears conversations at the meetings and in field service. The general mood of the flock is not good right now and it is easy to notice.
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  Is My Wife Awakening?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every now and then, my wife will talk about how things are not making sense within the org.

  i usually just dismiss it as her playing mind games with me.

  for example, she would ask why there are so many branches being closed or why so many congregations are being merged.

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  We might be on to something.

  Yesterday, she started talking about how she can’t stand some of the witnesses. She even took shots at some of the elders and how they are able to get away with almost everything. Several years ago, we got some grief (indirectly) for allowing our son to participate in school clubs and sports. There was even a local needs part about it. Now there are elders who are doing the same thing with their children.

  I just told her that certain people can do whatever they want and not have to worry about negative consequences. This happens everywhere. These things are CLEARLY on her mind, but I’m taking it slow. At this point, I’m just glad to be having a positive conversation with her.
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  Is My Wife Awakening?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every now and then, my wife will talk about how things are not making sense within the org.

  i usually just dismiss it as her playing mind games with me.

  for example, she would ask why there are so many branches being closed or why so many congregations are being merged.

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  @ sparrowdown:

  It’s the strangest thing. Sometimes she'll talk about the very things that are wrong with the org (SHE can get borderline apostate sometimes). Other times, she doesn’t want to hear it. That’s why I’m taking the common sense approach. If she continues to talk about things that are clearly on her mind, then I will push it just a bit.
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  Is My Wife Awakening?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every now and then, my wife will talk about how things are not making sense within the org.

  i usually just dismiss it as her playing mind games with me.

  for example, she would ask why there are so many branches being closed or why so many congregations are being merged.

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  Great comments. She is very intelligent, but when you're trapped within the org, intelligence doesn't really matter.
  
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  Is My Wife Awakening?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  every now and then, my wife will talk about how things are not making sense within the org.

  i usually just dismiss it as her playing mind games with me.

  for example, she would ask why there are so many branches being closed or why so many congregations are being merged.

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  It was so refreshing for us to have a conversation like that and her not get upset.