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  Have you ever tried to pay a compliment and got blasted

  by larrynbabies in

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  i know us men aren't the most clever people on earth but sometimes we say things that are meant to be a compliment and we get slammed.. my ex-wife was saying once, that she thought her hair was getting thicker and i, in my logical way was trying to figure out if this could really be true.

  i then thought about the fact that she had recently lost wieght and without thinking any further i blurted out.... "your hair is not getting thicker your head is not as fat.".

  this is a true story.

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  I know of a brother who greeted someone at the hall by saying "how goes the battle". Well unbeknownst to him, this fella and his wife were going thru a difficult time. He thought when the brother greeted him that he was asking..."how is the big battle between you and your wife going"?.

  And probably the most common foot in your mouth comment by elders and other......drum roll please...

  "Oh, Hi sister, I didnt know you are pregnant. How far along are you ?" ....red faced or angry sister says..."I'm not pregnant" !!!!!
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  Suicide and JW'S

  by obiwan in

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  i have personally had experience with this.

  a long time friend committed suicide because of her husband and the problems they were having.

  he abused her and ended up leaving her, the elders wouldn't help out much stating that it was a marital problem.. she couldn't cope with him leaving, she was extremely dependant on him, she felt the only way out was suicide.

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  For everyone who posted losses on here.....HUGS..... ! This is a rampant problem in the organization. One sister in a nearby congregation was an elders wife for many years. She had some emotional problems but always tried her best. She ended up committing suicide in 1982. My ex has tried to commit suicide on more than 8 occasions. In many many cases, I feel, witnesses have that feeling that they can never do enough. My ex would be far from spiritually uplifted when the circuit overseer came. When he did come....the pioneers are put on a high pedestal and everyone else is considered weak or whatever. She would nosedive into a major depression right after his visit. Some, I believe, feel deep down, or even subcounsciously that they will never make it to the "new system". Another subconscious theme is the repressing of anguish over the "eventuality" of armageddon. Billions slaughtered, children, babies, the elderly, along with rest of the non-witness world. This certainly makes for a frame of mind that is conducive to depression, hopelessness etc. So many that hve committed suicide because they slipped up in their conduct and couldnt face a judicial committee. The one elders wife that I mentioned in the begining had her name besmirched. They said..."oh the apostates must have gotten a hold of her". Nothing about the years of selfless service. Nothing about the years and years of being a wonderful mother. It is amazing how this is so prevalent and yet they advertise that they are the happiest people on the fast of the earth. If that is happiness...give me the opposite. ......................................Taz
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  Stereotypical Witnesses

  by tazmaniac in

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  ok....we all had them...perhaps we were one of them....stereotypical witnesses.

  there were many stereotypes that proved to be in congregation after congregation.

  what stereotypical witnesses do you remember.

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  Ok...one more. How about Sister or Brother everybadthingiscausedbydemons. You know them. Everytime something goes wrong. The car wont start 10 minutes before FS....MUST BE THE CAR DEMONS. Now it actually couldnt have been the fact that the car was passed down between 5 families. Never gets any kind of regular maintenance and when it does break down it gets repaired by brother knowitall who actually knows nothing about much but will swear to the contrary.
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  Stereotypical Witnesses

  by tazmaniac in

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  ok....we all had them...perhaps we were one of them....stereotypical witnesses.

  there were many stereotypes that proved to be in congregation after congregation.

  what stereotypical witnesses do you remember.

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  How about this one.....and I am probably going to get in trouble for this one....

  Sister Biggestbehindyouhaveeverseen..... You know the one. She is always late and always has to get in the middle of the row right in front of you. You try to be christian but in your mind you say....damn...that is the biggest ass I have ever seen. How does she fit her behind into that chevy chevette of hers ??? Then your children begin to laugh and giggle at this solar eclipse size behind that is about 14 inches from their faces. And goodness forbid if she should fart during the meeting.
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  Stereotypical Witnesses

  by tazmaniac in

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  ok....we all had them...perhaps we were one of them....stereotypical witnesses.

  there were many stereotypes that proved to be in congregation after congregation.

  what stereotypical witnesses do you remember.

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  Sister Movestentimesayear, For one reason or another Sister Movestentimesayear cannot stay in on place for no more than 2 or three months. She always has an excuse and chides everyone in the congregation to help in the move. When you get there promptly at 8am nothing is packed or in boxes. Then just as we begin to help in the packing that she was supposed to do...poof....she HAS TO RUN TO THE BANK to get the security deposit...she is gone until all the packing is done. Then the triumphant return....then the bitching at who packed her can opener in with her books. And then there is the box that no one is supposed to look in or touch. She says it is memoriabilia from her mom and dad. We all knew it was her "BOB" ( battery operated boyfriend ) and other such things. Then the final touch... young brother uncoordinated breaks one of her ceramic figurines....she goes into tears for pity routine. What a sister !!!!!!!
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  Stereotypical Witnesses

  by tazmaniac in

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  ok....we all had them...perhaps we were one of them....stereotypical witnesses.

  there were many stereotypes that proved to be in congregation after congregation.

  what stereotypical witnesses do you remember.

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  OK....we all had them...perhaps we were one of them....STEREOTYPICAL WITNESSES. There were many stereotypes that proved to be in congregation after congregation. What stereotypical witnesses do you remember. I will start with two. Add your own favorites ....

  1) Sister perfect : perfect hair, perfect comments, perfect everything....even has 3 extra pairs of shoes in the car "just in case". Has every conceivable item at her finger tips. Note : Watchtower conductor looks to her when no one else has there has hand up.

  2) Grumpy soldier : Older brother who always seems he has a wild hair up his A@@. But he is the first to comment how happy the truth has made him.
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  WHY DO I DREAM ABOUT THIS?

  by heyfea in

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  i have left the organization for many years now and i am very happy about it.

  however, from time to time, i dream that i am out in service.

  i don't want to be there and i think to myself, just walk away, go home, it's just that simple.

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  I have those dreams about once every 3 or 4 months. Sometimes I am out in service, other times I am at a circuit or district assembly and then my name is called for a part that I hadnt prepared or even looked at. On dream I got up to give a part i hadnt prepared for....mumbled something for a minute or two, then the DO gets up and thanks me for that excellent part. I usually wake up in a cold sweat from those dreams. Cheers, Taz
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  Hi - I'm new here

  by kaz in

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  hello i'm kaz and i'm new here.. i was a jw for nearly thirty years, i felt like a "lame duck" when i left, but now i have got a life at last!.

  i have only just got a computer, so please bear with me - i am learning to type too !!.

  the lies going on, the definate lack of love, the treatment paedophiles and their victims, un.

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  Welcome Kaz and Hubby, I was in for over 20 years. Welcome !!!!!! Enjoy your freedom.
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  Did you cheat on your monthly report?

  by JH in

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  i was always honest with my field service reports, until the time when an elder came over to give me hell because i had only 1 hour that month in the field service.

  i told him that i was working 50 hours a week, had a 4 day district convention that month and couldn't do miracles that month.

  he never accepted my explanation.. .

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  I was totally honest for the first 19 1/2 years. I never carried over time or counted coffee breaks. The last 1 1/2 years I cheated like a school boy during a math test. I would spend maybe maybe 2 hours a month and it was reported as 22. I would count the time conducting the WT or even parts on the service meeting. I would say to myself....look at all those unbaptized ones out there, I should count this time. LOL. I did have pangs of conscience though. Cheers all !!!!!
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  Witness Cruises

  by undercover in

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  another post on another thread about a witness cruise got me to thinking about when the dubs would block whole sections of cabins on cruise ships and have "witness cruises".

  i never went on one myself, but i knew a few that did.

  i heard some pretty sordid stories.

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  I remember one elders school where they came down hard on cruises and JW internet dating sites too. I remember the practice sessions for the elders that had parts on the program. Man was the CO a harsh director. Every word was analyzed. I remember that a few of the elders that had the "skit" on handling overhearing about friends going on witness cruises and 2 of the elders had been on a few of those cruises themselves.