Shun me, Please?

ButtLight

I cant believe I did this. Last week two JW women came to my door. (one was SCHNE_BELLY'S mom lol) I was going to ignore them, but she saw me, so I answered it. Anyway, what are the first words out of my mouth? Yep, "Im sorry, im disfellowshipped!"

What the heck is that? Yes, I know I did it out of habit, but you would think by now, I should know better. First thing wrong with what I said is "Im Sorry". What? No im not! Second thing, why should I tell them Im df'd? That just gave two more people a reason to shun me, along with the rest! (they didnt know me)

When I got back in the house, I sat down and said to myself "Im still a JW Robot!" Does anyone else still say that when they come a knockin? I wont do it again, that I know!

candidlynuts

note on territory card.....

" buttlight at suchandsuch address, expressed sorrow that she is df'd.. "

ooooooo the elders are gonna call on you and help you get reinstated now LOL

luna2

Awww, butt ::pets buttlight::

Its all the conditioning we got as dubs, I guess. Oooo, don't want to pollute the "good" dubs with our evil apostativity or anything. I sort of did that too. I told a gal who kept calling me to come back to the KH that she probably shouldn't be talking to me cuz I know she'd consider me an apostate. ?????

unclebruce

Stop beating yourself up.. you're just not as evil as you think you are is all

Sorry is just a polite figure of speech .. like "sorry I jusy ran over your bicycle" or "sorry but I think you're an arsehole" or "sorry I'm going to kill you with this house brick". The "sorry"is just a polite way of saying "excuse me".

Sorry Buttlight, it's way past my bedtime, birthday boy

dido

I`m the same Buttlight, if i bump into jw`s i knew from some old congs, and they go to sat hello, i say `oh no, i can`t talk to you` and walk away. I can`t believe that they don`t know i`m not d/f, you know how bad news flies around! Just can`t understand why they still want to talk, maybe to find out the juicy details!!!

Finally-Free

When I got back in the house, I sat down and said to myself "Im still a JW Robot!"

Are you sure that's it? Maybe your response was another way of saying that you don't want to waste your time talking to members of a stupid cult. Saying you're df'd is a sure fire way of ensuring they don't bother you either now or in the future. I think it's great!

W

fullofdoubtnow

I have only run into a couple of jws who didn't know about my da since I left, and I said sorry to one of them, then thought no, I am not sorry. When the second one approached me, I said by the way, I am disassociated now. As has been said, it's just habit, nothing to beat yourself over.

ButtLight

LOL, no, definately not beating myself up over it. I just think its funny. Only because I dont have to say that, and I wont do it ever again. It almost felt like they still somewhat have control over me.

I also thought it was funny that one of them was schne_belly's mom. I emailed her and said is this what you mom looks like? She laughed and said yes, and she was out in service too!

JH

Yeah, saying I'm sorry, gives them power and satisfaction to shun you next time they see you.

I guess we are still programmed to say things like, "the truth" or "sorry, I'm disfellowshipped"

I guess that you just wanted to be polite.

AK - Jeff

You missed a golden opp BL! You could have had a dandy theological battle with them, since they did not know you. Damn!

Or you coulda engaged them in what they thought was a possible 'bible study' - tied em up all morning, and done a hell of a service to your neighbors. Plus, when you finally told em you were df'd - just think how dirty they would have felt then?

You missed out on the 'fun' of being df'd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeff

Shun me, Please?

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