When people said "Bless you" or "Happy holiday" or any such stuff, I generally said "Thank you."
Ridiculous to display contempt for good intentions.
JW at a thrift store....
by Muddy Waters 24 Replies latest jw experiences
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OnTheWayOut
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HappyBlessedFree
Iām recently awake and I am so glad I donāt have to be like that woman telling my children ādonāt do this, we donāt say thatā. Not that long ago, I was doing that, ALL day long. So exhausting and pointless. Itās such a relief, but really so sad also especially for our innocent beautiful children. Glad to be free!!!!
Like Jesus said āYou shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you freeā.
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Muddy Waters
Hi everyone!! Thank you so much for your comments! I had to āpost and runā, lol, so excuse me for not replying sooner.
LV101 - I see youāve got your answer about the meatball reference! LOL
Itās from a song, āOn Top of Spaghettiā, which is a remake/childrenās version of the song, āOn Top of Old Smokeyā.
The āOld Smokeyā version went something like:
On top of old smokey (a mountain)
All covered in snow
I lost my poor lover
from a-courtinā too slowā¦.
The āSpaghettiā version, which we loved as children, went like this:
On top of spaghettiiiiiiiii
All covered in cheese
I lost my poor meatball
when somebody sneezed.
It rolled of the table
and onto the floor
and then my poor meatball
rolled right out the door!
It rolled in the garden
and under a bush
and then my poor meatball
was nothing but mush.
!!
Pretty cute song. :)
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And sir82 - lol, how true!! I remember saying some pretty absurd things and receiving equally incredulous looks, but āknowingā I was right and had āthe truthā somehow kept me bumbling alongā¦ just like this poor woman in the thrift store!
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Moster - cool, Iād not heard that one before!
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blondie - omg, so true, the JWs, or their leaders, have truly become scribes and Pharisees.
Straining out the gnat and gulping down the camel!! Blind guides. All falling into a pit. A pit of mindless repetition, boredom, judgment of others, sneering superiority. All found in their kingdom halls, full of nitpickers.
Judging everythingā¦ your music, the books you readā¦ the clothes you wear, your hair, oh my good. Everything.
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Thank you, Phoebe! :)
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john.prestor - I know!! I couldnāt believe her nerve either. I wonder if she knew the person who worked there. It didnāt *seem* soā¦ but who knows. So very bizarre!!
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Maria Nieves - so sad about the little child being corrected just for saying a nice little nothing-y thing.
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Butyoucanneverleave - quite right. But of course JWs canāt just do something so normal or polite, lol.
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clean ideas - Thank you for explaining the meatball reference! lol. I should have made that more clear in my post.
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smiddy3 - Isnāt that true!! I never realized how superstitious JWs really are. I mean, take their wind chime thing. The toasting thing. The not saying bless-you after sneezing thing. No clinking glasses for toasts. No rice or confetti at weddings.
The big issues of life are seen as ārefuseā - garbage - to them (careers, education, etc.)
Makes me very angry actually.
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WingCommander - I loved that movie, Whatās Eating Gilbert Grape! So surreal and sad.
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sparky1 - hahaha! Yep. Gotta count time and report whatever morsel you can! They are so few and far between.
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OrphanCrow - isnāt that true! (about some JWs shouldnāt go out in public! Yet I was one of them too! God, so self-righteousā¦.)
laughing my head off about Herbal Essences shampoo. JWs are sooooo uptight!!!!
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tiki & johnamos - Great points!!! I think it would be awesome for people to say bless-you after a fart or belch! LOL
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neat blue dog - Thank you. I hope her embarrassment makes her think a little bit about ā¦ everything!
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redvip2000 - no, I didnāt go further with her. I may have asked a few more questions to keep her talking so foolishly. In the end I just felt very sorry for her. It was like looking at a version of me, years ago, when I so fervently believed it all.
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OnTheWayOut - yes, youād think thatās the most reasonable, and polite, way to reply. People are just showing a kindness. (now, how to get them to say bless- you after after other bodily releases? LOL!)
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HappyBlessedFree - Yes, talk about exhausting and pointless. Their theology and doctrines are just another way to elevate themselves and separate themselves and look down at everybody else.
It is GOOD to be FREE from them!!!
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- Muddy
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DwainBowman
I love throwing wedding rings at them!!!!!
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Tenacious
You should have told her did about bon fires and how they were used to keep evil spirits away.
Then again she probably would have said the something like "oh, but we don't do them with that in mind."
Zealous demon seeking witnesses are brain dead and just regurgitate what they've been taught like the idiot zombies they are.