Sisters with Kleenex on their head

I remember the kleenex thing. Older "sisters" in the cong. generally kept scarves in their f.s. bags just in case. So ridiculous. I remember people calling the org. "mother," but only the most pretentious folks did that, usually when they were putting someone down.

"It is through his organization that God provides this light that the proverb says is the teaching or law of the mother. ...we must recognize not only Jehovah God as our Father but his organization as our mother." -- The Watchtower May 1, 1957, page 274

"In this way Paul identifies Jehovah's wife as His invisible universal organization, the mother of Christ and of his joint heirs". - Watchtower of May 1, 1957, page 275

Napkin. Yep, because I, more fool I, was the the only guy there (unbaptised at the time).

I hope for her sake the cotton "napkin" was not used... (sniff, sniff)

When I was very small, my mom always wore a hat and white gloves, so she was already properly attired when the occasion arose. Later, when hats were out of vogue and my older brothers were baptized but still teenagers, they INSISTED she cover her head to pray or for family studies. She'd put a clean cloth diaper on her head. I'd have just smacked them down and sent them to their room. They weren't men, just boys. Already they were learning to be tyrants.

Chickpea~I wear a mantilla to Mass. I think it's purty. I've discovered that a lot of post-Vatican II women want to wear veils to Mass but are intimidated by the feminists. Since I've been wearing my veil, other women have started wearing theirs. However, for us Catholics, it's optional and is considered a personal piety.

Yep, when I used to conduct the meeting for service, I would occasionally have to don a kleenex. Another way to keep women in their place. Make them wear dresses, keep them from speaking their mind, not allow them to carry on any meaningful assignments, etc. Thank you for reminding me of how lucky I am to be out. Oh, and I never had to wear a headcovering when conducting a bible study with an unbaptized male.

And yes, I used to hear the older ones refer to the organization as mother. Gag, gag.

Rebirth

Interesting... yes now I remember, no head covering with me accompanying a bible study with a sister (elder's wife), but a head covering at the hall before setting off. This was when I was unbaptised, but still, it is all now so obvious as a way to control people. Men as well as women.

Actually it was just a more spiritual form of tampon

Nope, sorry, more memories coming back, she would put the napkin on her head when she closed in prayer. But.. she always asked me to open in prayer.

Wow, this is buried deep! Now I see it was to put the bible study at ease to begin with (that is, not putting something on your head), then at the end it was safer to introduce the wierd JW mindset (covering a woman's head)! Thanks for helping me realise that!

In the congregation I grew up in, Kleenex were only used as a last result when Dairy Queen napkins were not available! Then one year, the visiting circuit overseer put a stop to the practice and the ladies went out and bought a nice silk scarf to keep at the back of hall.

And I remember hearing Bethel being called "Mother" too. In fact there was a circuit overseer that even called it the mother ship. This was back in the early 80s.