Do This When Jehovah's Witnesses Come to Your Door

[@sallyannsmith9929]

My mother, many years ago, was a very good Christian. Had JW come to her door in Flint, Michigan. She invited them in , her knowledge of the Bible was astounding, and she countered everything they said. They kept coming back over a period of several months and then stopped. She saw them at a store and asked why they weren't coming over. They told her that they were told not to because mom was making them think outside of their teaching from the elders.

[@danrt52]

Same thing happened to me. But in the end, I think I talked someone out of being JW. This guy came a few times and I read the Watchtower that he had. He came back again, and I said ok I read your stuff, now read something I have, and he said he could not because the elders told him not to. About a couple months later two women showed up at my door and I asked about the guy that came before and they said he left the faith. So, a win for humanity.

[@kentloar2175]

Had a similar experience many years ago. 2 guys came to my door and I invited them in and then started meeting with them weekly. At one point, they asked to bring an Elder to address some of my questions. After speaking with the Elder, he said (and I quote), "I feel like we're just throwing our pearls to swine and I don't see this being productive". That was the last I ever saw any of them.

[@verlongates2279]

Your mother is a wise and decent person. HER RESPONSE is how to deal with Jehovah's Witnesses is exactly how to deal with them. It doesn't hurt any of us to deal with other viewpoints with respect and decency. Not everyone can counter their biblical 'expertise' like your mother, but everyone CAN behave decently toward them (as Jesus commanded b.t.w.).

[@Reno_Slim]

I'm glad your mother's delusions upset the JW's delusions.

[@john-nx4xn]

2 fools trying to convince the other.

[@darrellmellott6096]

When my wife and I lived in a Northern Canadian city, we often had JW's come to the door and politely told them "No Thanks". However, one frigid Saturday morning we got a knock on the door and it was two wee children dressed in their Saturday best (no parkas) with Awake mags in their hands. My wife's career was teaching kindergarten and grade one and child abuse is just not something she will tolerate. She saw the adults sitting in a warm car, so asked the kids to come and warm up and went for her coat. By the time she came out, the adults were coming up the sidewalk, as they now thought they had a foot in the door. She met them half way to our house and proceeded rip them all another A-hole. Then she walked the kids back to the car and informed them that if she still saw them continue pulling this stunt, she would call the police. Never came to our door again.

[@exhumus]

It barely even hits 0C in Winter where I live, and I still wouldn't send kids outside without proper clothing. After responding to this video to say I'm always nice, this is a situation where I would definitely be not nice. But you've made it about the kids welfare, not their religion, so if they walked away thinking you were the problem then they have some real issues.

[@kellytillman6489]

Love it!

[@Trigger-xw9gq]

Yes, religious indoctrination of children is a form of child abuse. I know from experience; I'm so glad I woke up.

[@dreamcrone]

I opened my door in the cold weather to a JW and his son. Neither were properly dressed for the weather. I invited the so. In for hot chocolate and left the dad shivering on the porch! Lol

[@john-nx4xn]

And they were found frozen to the driveway halfway back to the car 😊

[@TamaraScott-t9s]

I used to be a teacher and I had a just-for-fun assignment before the break that included wishing me a “merry Christmas”. The JW girl just sat there with her arms crossed and I asked what was wrong. She said “I don’t do Christmas”. I said “then how about “have a nice day”? She seemed genuinely surprised that I didn’t insult her. I also once worked with a JW who was a teacher too. When I handed out Christmas cards that year I crossed out the merry Christmas and wrote him a note about how I valued his friendship and hoped he’d accept the card in the spirit in which it was given. I think he almost cried. Hopefully a seed was planted…

[@oldergent5266]

"...in the spirit in which it was given." Well done! I'm an atheist (but not one of "those" atheists, you know what I mean). In my community around December, I can be greeted with "Merry Christmas", "Happy Hannukkah", or "Good Ramadan". I return the greeting in the spirit it was given. The rest of the year I can hear "May God bless you" or "May Allah (or The Prophet) smile upon your house". I smile and thank them, seeing it as their wish for good things to come my way, and I tell them that I wish them happiness or a simple "and you as well". It costs nothing to be a decent person and to respect other's beliefs, even if you don't hold them yourself.

[@twalrus1]

I live on the corner house of the first street in my neighborhood. So I get a lot of people coming to my door. One Saturday a couple of Mormons came by and rang my doorbell. I told them I was in a hurry and they left a brochure. One Saturday later, the Jehovahs are at my door. I opened the door with a huge smile and said, "Have you heard the Good Word?" and handed them the Mormon brochure. "Would you like to come in and kneel down to pray with me?" A look of panic came to their faces and they quickly excused themselves saying they were in a hurry. I picked up a Catholic brochure and am waiting for the Mormons to come back.

[@Oldsoul4]

Love it! 😂

[@redlady222]

😂

[@EricJohn2008]

Brilliant!

[@chrissnyder8108]

Should have taken some of their JW literature to give to the Mormons next time! Love the Re-use ethic, and it is very effective!

[@twalrus1]

@@chrissnyder8108 I like to recycle.

[@astralclub5964]

Whenever they come to my door I tell them I’m good. Then I smile and wish them a great and safe day!

[@johnroemeeks]

Wouldn't it be so much funner to show them how their organization are false prophets using their own Literature? Do that and you'll never have to worry about them ever coming back because they will black list your address, just like they did mine. Lol

[@astralclub5964]

@@johnroemeeks JW lives are already hard. I was in sales and sales management all my career, and I can’t even fathom what it would be like knocking on people’s doors. By not being the attacker they expect, I believe that I am helping them in a way to change their thinking about “worldy people”.

[@astralclub5964]

@@johnroemeeks As Beth says, you’re not going to change their religious programming with a single interaction at your door. I believe my caring interaction could do more to help them than some attack launched at them from my doorway. That’s what they expect anyway from “Worldy People”.

[@johnroemeeks]

@astralclub5964 That's not a launched attack.That's just telling them the truth about how their organization that controls them is a fraud. I didn't say to be rude and hateful. But being nice alone and not talking to them isn't going to help get them out. Shouldn't we share the truth with them? You're not gonna get them to leave immediately, But you will get them to think and put a rock in their shoe by giving them facts and showing logical contradictions in what they believe. And I was really just joking the way I said that. If they look at me like I'm part of the Babylon whore in Revelation and I belong to Satan, I'm gonna show them they got it twisted and they are no closer to the true God than I am.

[@hcarlita]

I try to be polite and tell the visitors that I don't want to hear their message but sometimes they persist. One frigid December morning a woman came to my door to talk about her religious practice. I started to send her away and changed my mind and invited her in to warm up. I was doing Christmas baking so I offered her a hot drink and some cookies. I spoke politely and let her say a few things, then I said I was just trying to be a good person and let her warm up but had no interest in joining her religion. I think she was very surprised that I would do this kindness. She had to keep going, thanked me for my hospitality and she left soon after warming up. I have come around to the way of thinking to just be polite.

[@elisabethm9655]

My father used to pleasantly engage JWs for hours. I once asked him ‘Why?’ as he was totally immune to their arguments, and he replied that he felt obligated because it kept them away from people vulnerable to their proselytizing. He seemed to look at these conversations as a spiritual and social obligation. Daddy was a deeply non-religious spiritual man of incredible depth and kindness. I only discovered during the last years of his life that his parents had been JWs and he’d been dragged door to door in his childhood back in the 1930’s. I never knew my grandparents because they had died long before I was born and my father had nothing but deep reverence for their memories and often said how he wished they were still alive. He had ‘not much use personally for organized religion, but admitted that it made some people happy and might even improve their behavior. His brother was a bit more peppery on the subject and when I discovered the facts about their childhood, it definitely explained my uncle’s delight in purchasing an old Kingdom Hall and using it for his carpentry workshop 😇

[@WhoThisMonkey]

'non religious spiritual.' 🙄 So doesn't belong to any religion but is still not rational at all.

[@nepsyasudra3262]

​@WhoThisMonkey You can be rational without being nihilistic, or a nitpicky buzzkill..

[@davidwalter2002]

My sister is an independent artist. One afternoon, she was cleaning up her paints, which were a bright red. She was scraping her palette using a single-edged razor blade and turpentine, and it was getting all over her hands, when she was interrupted by a JW at the door. She opened the door, leaned her arm high on the doorframe, still holding the razor blade, with red paint dripping down her arm, and said, "Is this going to take long? I'm kind of busy right now." She was never bothered by Witnesses again.

[@lindabeauchamp4596]

😂

[@amandagardner565]

roflmao

[@rosemoro9847]

😂

[@paulwilliams6436]

3 women came by recently for the Memorial- 1 in pants! I was super kind but told them I know a lot about the JWs through extensive conversations with family and I would never join for the sake of my spiritual health. So, I’d rather them save the brochure for someone who might attend. One sister’s looked visibly shocked, but I was very nice.

[@catco5098]

Jehovah witness came to my door once and asked me if I wanted to be Jehovah’s witness and I said “I can’t because I didn’t see the accident”

[@redwoods7370]

😂

[@stickman-1]

You are 100% correct. I lived in a house less than a block from a JW "church." They would frequently come around the neighborhood. Finally they got to my door. I invited them in. Offered them water or lemonade. I then spent almost a hour witnessing to them for Christ. I didn't convert anyone that day, but no JW ever came by my house again.

[@karenbourke1704]

😀😀

[@stuartmcconnachie]

I actually learnt something new when talking to a JW who came knocking a few years ago. Alcohol is a personal choice so long as you don’t get drunk. Unfortunately that was the only positive thing about our conversation.

[@elizabeths4371]

Witnessing for Christ is what we're called to do and if they come to your door I believe it's because GOD wants you to sow the seed with them because you never know where, when or in whose heart the seed of TRUTH will eventually sprout and take root in.

[@MiafraBarfo]

These are great points. Thank you for posting. I especially agree with the "be kind" suggestion. I've never been a JW, but I know what it's like to be involved in a cult. When JW's have come to my door, I am always pleasant. In the past, I've always invited them in, offered water, let them sit on my couch. I'm happy to have a pleasant conversation. I know a few very pointed questions which will knock them down every time, and with a pleasant demeanor, they cannot get sore at me. And in spite of my inviting kindness, they never come back. They can't deal with what I have to offer them.

[@joshcapshaw266]

I'm so glad that I've found your channel. Love your thoughts. Please keep putting them out there.

[@ChrisBussells]

I had a couple of witnesses come to my door 9 years ago when I first moved to my new home in West Virginia. I politely informed them that although I was raised a catholic, I was now an atheist and did not believe in any kind of god. They seemed a little shocked, but thanked me for being honest and left.

[@deadeye566]

This reminds me of something that happened many, many, years ago. I was living in San Diego, California and was taking a shower one morning. I heard the doorbell ring and peeked out the window. I could see the front walk from my shower if I moved the curtain slightly. There was a JW and her teenage daughter waiting for me to open the door. I remember thinking "Darn it, now I have to get dressed", then immediately thinking "Actually, no I don't". So I dried off and answered the door naked and asked if I could help them. The woman never said a word, she just grabbed her daughter, who was grinning at me, and fled. Never saw another JW the whole time I lived there.

[@guadalupesalguero3492]

So happy l've found you. Take care sweetheart. I can't wait to watch all your videos. Thanks for your good work.❤

[@carolchristiansen635]

I’m always nice when they come to the door. Then I tell him that I’m not gonna be surprised to see them in heaven, but they’re gonna be surprised to see me.

[@chantalou604]

Thank you for your good advice. My sister has been a JW for over 35 years now. Over the years the rest of our family was able to maintain good contact with her and my nephew and niece. My nephew was disfellowshipped at the age of 18 and became an atheist, but my sister did not shun him away which is a rare thing for a JW. My nephew has since become a Catholic Christian, but he had to go through a lot of questioning and soul searching. My sister and my niece even came to his wedding in Chruch. Not all JW are the same but it takes a lot of love to be welcoming to them.

[@checkfactschecking]

You have my complete admiration, and also I learned things about the JW that is didn't know at all.

[@robharrison9781]

this was an amazing responce, as someone who grew up in the "truth" this is by far the most effective method, it wakes us up!

[@anall3l3]

Brilliant advice! Kindness should go to the ignorant, and possibly victimized JWs, not the victimizers. Elders and anyone above them are increasingly responsible for pain and suffering.

[@blairwilliamson5554]

All of us that were victimized by this blankety blank ministry of terrorists will be rewarded in the Kingdom to come.

[@davidgrosvenor1]

This lady is far off the beam! No need to be rude! Just say no thank you!

[@anall3l3]

What's "far off the beam"?

[@deedeskin2439]

I took the easy way out; I put a sign on my front door: "No, I haven't found Jesus. He's YOUR Savior, you look for him. Hail Thor, and have a nice day!" JW's, Mormons, etc. haven't knocked on my door for about ten years now. No hassle, problem solved. ⚔️

[@nazufani4016]

Once upon a time my young daughter & I were vacationing @ a large camp ground. We were in the restroom & were approached by some elderly women & they began to proselytize. I realized they were witnesses & told them I used to be a witness but left the cult. They then said they couldn't talk to me. I told them that was ok cause I can talk w/God whenever I want or need & God shows me the path & my daughter & I walked out........& then I had to explain to my questioning daughter what it was all about. Lol. When I was young I was taught God is everywhere. I'm good w/that. ☮️💖🌻

[@BramptonAnglican]

I’m always kind to them. I just kindly tell them I’m Anglican and that I’m not interested in converting but thank them for taking the time to see if I’m interested.

[@davidmehling4310]

Hello fellow CWW watcher. Haven't had any at the door since I became Anglican, but a flyer which I throw away maybe twice a year. I have two Anglican stickers in the back window of my car, had a yard sign from my parish (until the wires broke off), and a pride flag in the window by the door, but according to another YT ex JW, they are told to knock on every door no matter what they see

[@nobbynoris]

You ought to tell them you're catholic. To judge by their literature they seem to have some demented grudge against catholics. Saying you're catholic will hurt them more.

[@someonespadre]

I told a couple of Mormon Missionaries that I am Episcopalian (they asked), clearly they had no idea what I was talking about, maybe I joking?

[@willyb933]

Sage advice Beth and so glad to see you and Jon both again!

[@lancerchoate3342]

Another great video Beth. I’m aware of the CSA cases of course but the ‘blue envelope’ reference caught me off guard. Didn’t know about that, though I’m not surprised. Love you and Jon both❤️

[@sherylheidecker9025]

Yes, we should always be nice. Being mean plays into their persecution complex. I was pomi for a long time. I started to become pomo when I ventured into a church for a moms and kids group. The people were so nice!! They showed love when you are taught that the only place you’ll find love is in the congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and then you find other groups that are just as loving or more, well for me anyway it started waking me up

[@StanMNdirt]

There is no “should” after leaving the JW’s. If I decide to be nice or be an ass there are no longer any rules governing our behavior. Caution, I may revert to being an old salty Navy veteran in the presence of JW’s.

[@SaguaroBlossom]

That's why they don't want JW's to set foot inside any other church. You might discover they're just as loving (if not more so), might have helpful programs going on, and that sometimes, especially for kids, church might even be FUN while still teaching the bible. Oh the horror! 😂

[@StanMNdirt]

@@SaguaroBlossom I grew up as a Lutheran, became a Navy flight deck veteran and was later converted to JW. I’ve been those other religions and damn near got killed by jet aircraft then was a JW for twenty five and left in 1999. I’ve got a bit of life experience.

[@daledickerson-r9u]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is "pomo/pomi?" (Pomo is in Wiki and described as an Indian tribe in Northern California. Thank-you!

[@metapolitikgedanken612]

@@StanMNdirt Agree it's no 'law' to be that. But I think he meant it as recommendation. It's generally better to be nice than angry. But there can be occasion where it is better to be angry than nice... Simply it's because it is more honest. One should not allow them to make the rules. And an Ex-Mormon should be open about this with them (I get they are a legalist cult that tries to prevent their members from talking to Ex-members). The type of legalism isn't limited to JW. One gets that with several Reformed and even Charismatic groups as well.

[@CHANNEL4WERNER]

Two words. Be firm. That is not a sin.

[@user-or4dm1fv3f]

As an atheist, I invited them in but they didn't stay long because I knew more about their religion than they did. Most atheists know more about religion in general than religious people.

[@marianlawrie8614]

Smart ass .

[@steveOCalley]

@@marianlawrie8614But when he is correct, he is correct.

[@josephbelisle5792]

​@@steveOCalley I think Marian meant that in a good way.

[@josephbelisle5792]

This is true. As most atheist were theists who read their holy text and learned what it really means.

[@user-or4dm1fv3f]

​@@josephbelisle5792I would love to confront a Scientologist. That would be an interesting conversation.

[@blairwilliamson5554]

Pray for them 🙏. My brother and I were both raised as children in the JWs. Our grandmother prayed for us until the day she died that we would be saved. It worked for us because we are apostates now.

[@scottred6408]

But you’re still praying? Your apostasy should proceed one god further …

[@MargaretRobinson-fj2eg]

How sad

[@koseighty8579]

The JWs used to come by every 6 months or so. I was always polite but sent them on their way as quickly as I could. One time I was just in a mood when they knocked on my door. I told them we have all the gods we need at our house and until we decide to nail one of them to a tree we really just didn't have room for another. That was years ago and they've never been back.

[@tallgirlhappyme]

*I will NEVER understand the SHUNNING.* So NON-CHRISTIAN! So NON-CHRIST-LIKE. So cruel. So cultish! I always feel so sad for these people. No light seems to emminate from their eyes. Hey, this channel is so informative. Keep up the good work!

[@steveshapiro326]

Suppose they NEED that person they're shunning? Suppose their relative/former friend is a firefighter who shows up at their door to rescue them? Tell him go away, let me burn, I'm not speaking to you. Support the shunned relative dies and they want to contest his Will so they can make an inheritance claim?

[@lulubellers]

They're under a spiritually abusive evil spell called watchtower, Jehovah's witnesses INC.

[@Dion-rz3fz]

J.W.'s are not Christians. BUT, shunning actually IS biblical in certain situations, and they do get that from the bible. The REAL Christian churches in our modern permissive culture, really do not practice church discipline, as they did in former times. But the shunning is a form of loving discipline for the purpose of bringing back a fellow Christian caught in sin who refuses to listen to the church. Its meant to make things unpleasant for the person, and where they feel ostracized from their fellow church members, so they will give in, and come to repentance. Of course, this type of discipline would have worked better way back when people lived-in close-knit communities where people knew each other. Now a days, if a church implemented this type of discipline, the people would just drive to another church down the street the next Sunday and start attending there. We just don't have the interconnectedness they did in former times. So, my point is that shunning IS actually a biblical Chrisian practice, just not very common now. (Mathew 18:15-20) (1 Corinthians 5:11)

[@jimwatson1219]

@@Dion-rz3fz Agreed. Shunning comes from the NT. JWs & Amish only shun those who converted & were baptized then left. They are shunned to keep them from leading other people astray. If a child does not convert & get baptized, & chooses not to, they can still have relations with them. I know this first hand. My dad was a JW, & I saw people shunned that I knew.

[@steveshapiro326]

@@Dion-rz3fz Glad we're not living in big extended families like the 1800s backwoods. Just how far does that shunning go? The "sinner" says good morning, you turn your head away. ok. Next minute, you collapse on the floor with a heart attack. The shunned "sinner" is a paramedic. If he started working on you, saving your life, you'd still have to shun him. Not even a Thank You to that sinner.

[@HildaJ8]

I've always been nice to them, but when my husband answered the door, he would yell back at me and say, "K, it's for you," and walk away.😂

[@isaiah30v8]

I tell them I believe what Jehovah said would happen at the time of the end and then ask them to read this end time prophecy that has always been in every Christians bible and yet, few are the ones finding it: . Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of Jehovah, YOU men who are trembling at his word: “YOUR brothers that are hating YOU, that are excluding YOU by reason of my name, said, ‘May Jehovah be glorified!’ He must also appear with rejoicing on YOUR part, and they are the ones that will be put to shame.” . [Name of person] is no longer one of JEHOVAH's Witnesses ---->> "excluding YOU by reason of MY NAME" . . I then ask them who they believe: . Jehovah? Or nine men who live in New York? . . If they still want to continue the conversation I tell them that the ones who have gone through this narrow gate will lose their family as a consequence of the Watchtowers shunning policies. . Then I show them what Jesus Christ said: . Mark 10:29-30 Jesus said: “Truly I say to YOU men, No one has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the good news 30 who will not get a hundredfold now in this period of time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, with persecutions, and in the coming system of things EVERLASTING LIFE. . . The cramped road that leads to life!. . Then I say to them; "Do you want to live forever"? . .

[@isaiah30v8]

I tell them I believe what Jehovah said would happen at the time of the end and then ask them to read this end time prophecy that has always been in every Christians bible and yet, few are the ones finding it: . Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of Jehovah, YOU men who are trembling at his word: “YOUR brothers that are hating YOU, that are excluding YOU by reason of my name, said, ‘May Jehovah be glorified!’ He must also appear with rejoicing on YOUR part, and they are the ones that will be put to shame.” . [Name of person] is no longer one of JEHOVAH's Witnesses ---->> "excluding YOU by reason of MY NAME" . . I then ask them who they believe: . Jehovah? Or nine men who live in New York? . . If they still want to continue the conversation I tell them that the ones who have gone through this narrow gate will lose their family as a consequence of the Watchtowers shunning policies. . Then I show them what Jesus Christ said: . Mark 10:29-30 Jesus said: “Truly I say to YOU men, No one has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the good news 30 who will not get a hundredfold now in this period of time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, with persecutions, and in the coming system of things EVERLASTING LIFE. . . The cramped road that leads to life!. . Then I say to them; "Do you want to live forever"? . .

[@michaelmckenna6464]

A friend of mine used to have JWs show up at her front door to preach their message. Since they would tell her they wanted to share what the Bible says, she would invite them in and come back with her Bible and ask them to share verses. They would get very nervous and something would suddenly come up and they would have to leave in a hurry, of course. After such confrontations, they now avoid her like the plague.

[@keydobutkrak]

I will listen to them for a few minutes and then I will say “I’ve just been stabbed in the back. I’m bleeding to death, i’ll be dead in 10 minutes. I want to go to Heaven. What can I do?” They do not have an answer for me . Then I explain to them that the thief on the cross confessed his sins and believed in Jesus and now he’s in heaven.

[@jimwatson1219]

Well, for one only the "Heavenly class" can go to heaven, the first 144,000 JWs (bad theology twisted from Revelation). The best you could hope for is Paradise on earth, which is what they believe in, & I think you must be baptized by them to get in. :)

[@cain2655]

Listen to this pretty young lady. She knows what she's talking about. Everything she just said is exactly spot on.

[@adamlopez3561]

All you apostates gonna be the one to laugh at when you turn 90 years old all crippled.

[@davidely7032]

I had a woman who was a Jehovah's Witness come to my door and invite me to join her in worship. I asked her if her religious beliefs included an adherence to the Ten Commandments. She indicated Jehovah's Witnesses believe in obeying the Ten Commandments. I asked her when her worship services occurred, what day of the week. She responded with Sundays. I pointed out that Jehovah's Witnesses violated the Fourth Commandment by not worshipping on the Sabbath, the seventh day, Saturday. She was ... left speechless. Eventually she asked if she could get back to me. I said sure. She returned a day later with reinforcements, two men. She was happy to let me know the circumstances. I asked her if she was about to tell me of Constantine requiring Christians to worship on Sunday. She seemed crestfallen and acknowledged this. I asked how a man, a pagan, could overrule her god and rewrite a commandment that came straight from her god. She had no answer and actually started to cry. I offered a tissue and some iced tea. She accepted the tissue and left, without a solution. They never came back. 😉 I was polite, engaging, and friendly. She cried because she couldn't seal the deal ... but that wasn't my fault. She just let faith blind her to the truth.

[@StanMNdirt]

After being in from 1974-1999 my wife answered the door the last time they called. She told them to “get the $&&# out of here and never come back. We were “worldly” people prior to converting to JW in 1974. You damn right I’m angry and pissed off. At myself for falling for this and at them for taking up a quarter of a century of the best years of my life. We have one of four kids, a forty six year old daughter, who is still in. When we leave the JW’s there are no rules about how to interact with them. If I want to go off on them I’ll go off on them. I have no “f’s” left to give when it comes to something a quarter century in the rear view mirror.

[@murphrdnmurphrdn2952]

Same as you! I was even molested at 13 by a so called ministerial servant! I detest these people!

[@MaryWallace-wv2bn]

@karenwestberg5838on the other hand… there are some Jdumbs that lovvvvve being nasty and it’s blatantly obvious because there are others that are a kinder, gentler shunning person. I have nine sisters and 2 brothers and only 1 is non baptized and we communicate every day. My point. A few of my sisters are hard-core shunners because it’s in their personality as a human. Other sisters are just kind people as part of their personality. To those nasty ones I DO NOT feel sorry for “them”. They know what they’re doing and they enjoy doing it.

[@MaryWallace-wv2bn]

I enjoy listening to you SO much! Keep it up! 🥰

[@StanMNdirt]

@karenwestberg5838 I’m pissed at myself for choices I made fifty years ago mostly. I’d like to be back in that time in ‘74. I’d have kicked myself in the ass and said “run like hell”.

[@johnroemeeks]

I couldn't imagine the resentment I would have for them wasting decades of my life. I'm not an JW, but I still have disdain for the Watchtower Governing Body

[@MichaelYoder1961]

I've heard a great way to start people thinking about their particular "cult" in street epistemology is to talk about other cults. Like talking to JWs about shunning you could say "Oh! I heard that something like that happens in Scientology" (broad generalization I know).

[@pvalpha]

Had the JWs show up a couple weeks ago. They asked if I believed if the world would ever know global peace. I told them very politely and with a warm smile: "Yes, I honestly do believe the world will know peace. True peace. But it is not ready for that just yet." When they asked why, I responded: "Because people squabble over what the Creator has said... rather than listening to the message that is the creation that surrounds them. Life is so precious and fleeting, and the universe is so beautiful... it is pointless to spend so much of it arguing over a conductor while ignoring the majesty that is the orchestra and its magnum opus." They asked if I would take a brochure, but I politely declined. The dogs were barking in the background, of course. So I could not fully open the door. I thanked them and bid them a good day. It did not really register with me that they were JWs at first. I don't think I would have changed anything about how I interacted with them if I had. I might have been a little more polite. Alienation is what they're supposed to encounter. The way to fight it is to show them they deserve to be treated well. Its only by holding up that particular mirror that you can get them to see the trap they're in.

[@raventreefrog2305]

Elders=Company Men. Decent advice. Enjoyed your video. Ravenmicra

[@Bunny99s]

One of the funniest story I got from one of my friends. When they showed up at their door, their 5 years old has asked who's at the door and when they told him they are Jehovah's Witnesses he started jumping around and yelling "Jehovah, Jehovah, Jehovah" because they have just watched "Life of Brian" :D They were so confused that they left shortly after. The scene from Life of Brian ( Cnn2aGVcCEc )

[@JosephSmith-ex7du]

In the 1990s, Jehovah Witnesses showed up at my door twice. Both times I asked them if they heard "the call of Cthulhu?" and then did the Cthulhu chant ("ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn," which translates as ""In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming"). After the second visit they never returned. I've also used it on Mormons (the Mormon Tabernacle is in Kensington, Md. and I live in the town next door, so young Mormon missionaries have shown up at my door, but not for a long time). There is another religious group (I think it's the Seventh Day Adventists) have staked out an area at the subway station, and it's generally staffed by the same people most days. So after evangelizing for Cthulhu ("ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu...) they recognize me and leave me alone.

[@petersilva037]

I dunno... I think that just comes off as passive aggressive, a kind of fake friendliness, and plays into the persecution narrative. It's not genuinely friendly or respectful. Kind of bad taste. I mean it's fine if that what you want to do, but it goes against what she is saying in the video.

[@JosephSmith-ex7du]

@petersilva037 "ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" Now having said that, I believe my approach is doing them a favor. How? you may wonder, I'll tell you how. I'm not going to convert and join any of their approaches to worship. No. It's never going to happen. So they are wasting their time by trying to convert me. Therefore, they could be spending their time trying to convert someone who might be open to their practices. That I move them on to the next person who might convert is don't them a favor.

[@DominicDellosso-g3x]

Love is the greatest commandment of all ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lorenzodossantos1111]

The Atheist creed..., I agree.

[@liliabenavides4052]

I do not answer the door. I fear I will vent everthing I want to say to these selfrighteous ignorants so and so's. I was one of them out since 2018. I always felt inadequate among some of the more "spiritual" ones. Boy did I do a 180°.

[@luckygen1001]

A long time friend of mine became a J.W. and decided that I should join as well so four other male J.W.s came with him to put pressure on me. That did not work because he could not tell me a precise date for armageddon. So the next week he made sure that an elder came with him to put more pressure on me. The elder said to me WHY ARE YOU RESISTING ME? So I said to him if we are still alive in 50 years time we will still be having the same conversation about armageddon. That conversation happened in early 2000 and it is easy to see how wrong they are and never believe a word they say!

[@torontohomestead9254]

I knew a jehova's witness in highschool and she told me that if they come to your door, you have to tell them never to come back and they will cross you off their list. If you just close the door or send them away, they will be back again.

[@susanpaine1513]

They will only stop coming to your door for about 1 year, then they will start coming again incase you moved and a new person lives there

[@obiwon1237]

DNCs (Do Not Call).

[@davidmehling4310]

I've heard if you tell them you are a former member who was expelled, you are on the do not knock list permanently. Dunno if that's true, but I'm aware they are to have no contact with ex JWs out of fear of "contamination"

[@KevinS3928]

When I was in the Army back in the early 80s, I lived off post in a fairly nice neighborhood, I had just got home from a field exercise and literally been in the house just long enough to drop my gear on the floor and open a beer when there was a knock at the front door. Now I'm still in my filthy uniform and my face was painted green, black, and brown when i opened the door while taking a big swig of Corona only to find a couple of young guys in shirts and ties. After they introduced themselves and asked if we could talk about Jesus, i smiled, belched, and said "I worship Aries, the God of War!" in my best command voice. They stared at me with huge round eyes, and without a word, turned around and started running just as fast as their little feet would carry them. Nobody ever came back to my house while I lived there.

[@healthcarefails]

Probably good to mention that a lot of it depends on your margin for dealing with their crap. Part of the problem is that being nice is one of the traits that they look for to declare that you are an INTERESTED one. And then they will hound you. Any boundary setting comes off as aggression. Be exceptionally careful if you are VULNERABLE because they will use that opportunity to soft sell the kingdom on you. For example, I have talked about disability eugenics that is going on in healthcare right now, stuff that is happening to me personally. JWs will then take that information that I shared and private message me with news of the kingdom, that this is why god is going to do away with this world because it is so wicked. They see the vulnerability and they STRIKE. Every time, without fail. I don't care if these individuals wake up because I am far too busy fighting disability eugenics that is actively killing me. I have to self protect right now. I will give them the benefit of the doubt once and just gently correct them that those messages are not welcome and are damaging, but I will also block them just as easily if they persist. If you have the margin, by all means engage nicely with them but do it with solid boundaries because they are trained on the regular to violate every boundary. They are basically telemarketers and scam artists by profession. The techniques they are using are the same techniques scammers use all the time, they are straight out of that playbook, and a JW is receiving this training every day. Knowing your boundaries and keeping them firm is the only safe way to nicely engage with a JW. But be very aware that they are taking your niceness as a sign to recruit you.

[@SailingCartagena]

Being nice is my reaction. I feel sorry for them. I never question their beliefs but I make it clear that I am not going to be converted.

[@Foxy64]

Great to see you back Beth

[@nicholasmccarthy8771]

Young lady, you are brilliant! I'm an old man who came across your video. Boy, oh boy, have you ever hit the nail on the head? 10 out of 10.

[@mrfrdman]

Just what Satan wanted to happen,

[@stoobpendous]

I often noted that so-called worldly people were kinder than JWs. In fact, other than my dad and a small percentage of angry householders, I didn't get any persecution as an adult JW. The persecution came from within the congregation.

[@hellokitty-65-s7z]

Wordly wisdom is a term that was thrown around in our circle.

[@carguybikeguy]

TL, an old acquaintance/former boss of mine used to live on the side of a mountain in the rural outskirts of NoVa. He and his wife had built everything at the end of a long, uphill driveway. To even get there, one needed to have opened a locked gate or climbed over it. One day he received a knock on the door. Answering it, he was wearing his heavy apron he wore when breaking down a deer for the season; Covered in blood and bits. Blood! “Hi, there!” :they began their spiel: TL interrupts “Hmm. That’s cool and all. But tell you what. Come on in, I’m fixing to wrap up with my cult here in a minute, then we’ll sit down and talk about yours!” They noped the ʞɔnɟ out of there in a hurry.

[@catweasle5737]

I had a couple of female witnesses come to my door once. I invited them in. They seemed a little surprised. I asked them if they were in a hurry which after looking at each other replied "no". My computer was on, so I played a peice by Sam Harris called "The Morality of God" while i was busy in the kitchen. It goes for about 4 minutes. I was wondering to myself how far they would listen to it. I was surprised they wanted me to stop it after about 2 minutes. That started a nice chat about their beliefs and how illogical they are, the flood and so forth. Their ignorance was amazing considering their ages. They would have had to have been in their late 60's. One was a little more outspoken than the other. I confused them at one point stating that they were atheists like me. After then telling them I believe in one less god. After 10 or so minutes, they felt they had to leave, to my disappointment. It was a very polite and calm conversation. The story gives all my friends a laugh while telling me, "only you would invite witnesses in and making THEM want to leave." I have never had a visit sense.

[@marilynj9194]

Excellent!!! Great practical advice…

[@MrBeugh]

As Jesus was a 'street preacher' in His own right I try to respect anyone who comes to my door. I am respectful, I provide a time limit, and I listen to what they have to say. They're living their faith, which is often difficult, so I respectfully listen, and when the time ends I politely stand up, thank them for stopping by, and send them on their way.

[@holly356]

Never hurt a child at your door. Many of us were once that child. If you have anger to express; I agree-tell the elder (if available) why you’re angry. I choose to wish them the best and healing.✌️

[@mdamaged]

As i open the door I have my head turned behind me as if I am talking to someone, and pretend I'm finishing the sentence, "...and then I put their bodies in my trunk and the cops are still looking for me" ... "hello, can I help you?"

[@vicdriver501]

And I guarantee the next thing those elders will tell you, ‘you’re an Apostate or your disfellowshipped!’’

[@stoptheshunning]

That's actually another great repellant if your goal is simply to get them to leave.

[@markskomrock6776]

I was scraping paint off of my house to prepare for a new coat when a witness informed me that he had siding put on his home. I replied how nice for him because that freed up his time to go door to door asking for money. I was never bothered by them again.

[@mrfrdman]

They never ask for money,

[@willhemmings]

Last year a JW came to my door unannounced and I invited him in. He told me what he represented and made his case. I attended Kingdom Hall meetings, matters arising being discussed during interim visits. I asked, according to a Sunday study, those who don't belong to Jehovah cannot love Jesus, because only JW's can love Jesus, so is there a chance that somebody, not a JW, can genuinely love Jesus and be part of his family? The gentleman, sitting on my sofa, glared at me and shouted, 'NO, THEY CAN'T, BECAUSE THEY ARE WRONG!' I calmly explained I don't tolerate judgment in my home. He was welcome as a friend, but would have to leave his intentions on the doorstep. He neither returned to my home nor I to his meetings

[@3DJapan]

My sister was one for a few years. When I was 16 I went to visit her in Florida and she took me to Disney on New Years Eve. There was a big fireworks show I was looking forward to but we had to leave early simply because she wouldn't celebrate NYE.

[@latonyasmith683]

Good morning!🙂❤️

[@cimbalok2972]

Every now and then proselytizers come to my house. I smile, thank them for visiting and tell them (firmly) that I'm Catholic. They leave without an argument.

[@Elroi3310]

2 Corinthians 3: 14 But their minds were dulled. For to this present day, the same veil remains unlifted when the old covenant is read, because it is taken away only by means of Christ. 16 But when one turns to The lord ( Jesus ) , the veil is taken away. 17 Now The lord ( jesus ) is the Spirit, and where the spirit of The lord is, there is freedom. That’s the way to freedom for Jehovah wittiness. Christ can take the blindfolds off ❤

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

The only blindfold you need to remove, is the blindfold that has the word god on the inside.

[@Trigger-xw9gq]

"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Believing in this "Christ" character you speak of (who likely never even existed) is putting ON the blindfolds. I know, I was there.

[@nigelhurley9312]

Thank you . Very helpful. I found listening to you very interesting. You are very articulate and I love some of your expressions 😊 . Greetings from UK

[@stillmaninmotion168]

I have a sister that is so brainwashed.There's no saving her. You have given the best advice of dealing with the j.W's. People should take notes pinned on their door . So when they show up they're ready. Having like minded neighbors will help them keep away from the entire area.

[@CaroAbebe]

You never know. Outwardly, they may seem all in, but so do most JWs even after the first small cracks have begun to emerge.

[@effwitt]

About 10 years ago they came over when I was working in the yard and they wanted to talk to me about "Armageddon". A few weeks earlier I had either read something or watched a documentary about the ancient city of Armageddon (aka Tel Megiddo). I smiled and told them of the origin of the word and how it was an actual place along important trade routes that had been fought over thousands of years ago and that ancient man assumed that this is where the final battle would be bla bla bla... After five minutes of me cheerfully droning on about the subject I let them get a word in and they stood there, wide-eyed with their mouths slightly open. They looked at each other not knowing what to do and one of them asked me "Do you want a pamphlet? I politely declined. My wife could hear the conversation through an open window and I said I was a bit mean trying to "bore them to death", but she enjoyed their confusion. They've never returned and I've seen them at me neighbors doors twice since then.

[@toddhayes3506]

Great Job Thanks

[@2PastNeptune]

I had the same experience about having wordly friends in school that showed me way more care and respect than “Brothers and Sisters” in the Kingdom Hall. I was the one always talking to the Inactive ones. Or secretly meeting DF’d friends, to support them and always gave them a 🤟🏽. The more I remember, the more Disgusted I get. Once your out, and Undoctrinated…. Take it easy on yourself. It can be a rough ride. But the ExJw community is Beautiful and Loving….. You won’t get that from going to the Masonic oh I’m sorry I’m mean Kingdom Hall..

[@2PastNeptune]

Appreciate your point of view again.. So True.

[@josephgalleon9884]

Beth, welcome back, your previous videos helped wakeup a niece of mine, so thank you.

[@DarrellWefel-ts2kr]

I had a friend of mine quite a few years ago. When the Jehovah witness ladies came to his door ! He opened this door in his birthday suit , completely naked !!! I bet they won't come back again 😄😄😄

[@thrivingexjw2061]

It’s easy to plant a seed while still being kind & courteous! Sometimes all I say is that I just watched the Australian Royal Commission and saw their Governing Body member speak & how interesting it was!! That’s enough to spark their interest and hopefully they will check it out. If you go at it in a positive way, they are more apt to look!!

[@thrivingexjw2061]

@karenwestberg5838 OMG!! They are so programmed to think the GB are like God’s & buy into everything they say!!! My family won’t even look at it.

[@freespirit3891]

Unfortunately many have been brainwashed just to believe it is "theocratic warfare, so it's okey-dokey. ☹️ e​@karenwestberg5838

[@daniellima2973]

Ex Mórmon here . I love your shirt and to the point videos . No filler .

[@AndyMcPandy]

dont forget that the majority of JWs are kind, respectful people who are trying to 'save your soul' for no other motive than their faith in god.

[@mrfrdman]

Well said ,I dont see any other so called religions going out in any weather for no money returns apart from just trying to help you !

[@murphrdnmurphrdn2952]

Hi Beth! 👋 You are one of the BEST EVER ANTI JW Warrior I have ever heard!❤

[@mthokozisilanga4497]

I agree with your strategy. You are correct, a PIMO elder will also be validated, they no longer believe all or aome of the stuff. If PIMO elder is alone he might agree with you or ask to be excused. Thanks for coming back, I did not have time to welcome you back on your first video. Welcome.

[@ackbooh9032]

Great one, also great advice for dealing with evangelical fundamentalism within your own family

[@reachandler3655]

My elderly friend, Ma, had a JW visit. It was freezing temperatures, snow on the ground, and this woman was accompanied by a young girl, maybe 5, no coat. Ma invited them in, asking me to take the obviously cold child through to the kitchen and make her a hot chocolate to warm her. JW had a smug look on her face, I was well aware Ma was about to politely and firmly wipe that smugness from the face of the Earth. When we returned, JW looked rather pale and definitely not smiling! Ma had berated her for using the child to emotionally blackmail her way into homes, and unless she took the girl straight home, she'd be reported to the police for child abuse. When I was a teen, we lived near a JW church. Every week we'd get a visit, mother would politely tell them 'no thankyou'. One day she was out. I chatted on the doorstep a good hour, agreeing about looking after the planet, treating each other better, ect. Then they asked my religion, "I'm a Satanist". They left very quickly, and we were blacklisted for 4 years!

[@PJCherry-h2q]

Oh boy you always make me laugh!!

[@neilcorbett5057]

We had a JW called Eddy who used to call round. I agreed to listen to him as long as I could read him extracts from "Why I am not a Christian" by the philosopher Bertrand Russell. After a couple of readings Eddy stopped calling. These days, whether it more Mormons, JWs or others I just smile and say "I'm a devout atheist" and they generally say "Aah OK then" and walk away.

[@Dion-rz3fz]

J.W.'s are NOT Christians. They think they are, but they are NOT.

[@tomroyal6167]

So sad that you are an atheist-the Bible calls you a fool. Psalms 14:1 and Psalms 53:1.

[@michaelmckenna6464]

A friend of mine from my college days, is a born again Christian who loves to share the Gospel with whosoever will listen. And he loves to praise the Lord, except when he is in the company of a JW. Then instead of “Praise the Lord”, he says “Praise Jehovah!”

[@ejeanroh377]

Kudos! There is no reason to be rude to any of them. Just say no thank you...

[@raymondbohn2852]

During a conversation at my front door, the topic of my concern regarding the environment began. I told them I was sure that the earth would take care of itself. They seemed to appreciate the fact that their god would be in charge over everything? Then I said that the earth would reject human damage by ending human occupation. They left quietly.

[@aubrey6538]

Ex Mormon here. I feel the same way about the Mormon missionaries always be nice to them. It will hopefully plant those seeds that people outside. The church are just as kind and good as those in the church. Great video.

[@es330td]

Mormons are a difficult area for me. I think their beliefs make no sense but as Christian denominations go they are generally nicer people. If one believes that a Christian can be considered in observing how they treat others Mormons definitely get some respect.

[@beetlebuilder5882]

I had Jehova Witnesses come to my door a couple weeks ago for the first time. We had a good long talk. I feel that we were respectful with each other though I did push some on some of the questions that I asked. I normally wouldn't push any questions on a religious person but I felt that since they came onto my property that I was in my right to push some. I actually enjoyed our long talk. In the end they asked if they could come back again some day. I told them that was fine. They said that I was a very kind person. I said that is funny that they said that I am very kind being that I am a heathen atheist. They laughed and said that they don't judge.

[@marklivingstone3710]

I kept getting letters from them asking me how I felt about rising crime, rude people, blah blah blah. I returned the letters to the sender asking them to stop. Received another letter, same thing, and thought fine. So I sent them a letter saying I wouldn’t try and convince them of the joys of living as a gay person and the freedom of atheism if they stopped sending me letters. A few months later, a group stopped at the top of my driveway and asked me what street they were on, I told them, they asked my house number, I told them, the woman looked at a piece of paper and said ‘ah, you are the one we mustn’t talk to’. I smiled and said ‘thank you, goodbye’, haven’t seen or heard from them since 😊. My sister had them arrive on her doorstep, her 2 Alaskan Malamutes went bunta barking their heads off. She apologized to them and said excuse me, turned to the dogs and yelled ‘Satan, Lucifer, be quiet’, turned back to see the group walking back down her driveway. Please feel free to use either strategy, both seem to have worked just fine 😊😇

[@jazzbassf]

In the first place, we do not believe that Satan is called Lucifer its unscriptural. A Witness would never say that , you must have us mixed up with the Mormons or those in Christendom.

[@Alex_Mitchell]

@@jazzbassf Yes. Rather like, "Jehovah" is unscriptural.

[@CAustin582]

​@@jazzbassfIt was the non-JW dog owner who said it, because those were the names of her dogs. Reading comprehension, bro.

[@michaelharrington75]

​@@jazzbassf The original poster didn't say they believe Satan is called lucifer. The OP's sister called her dogs Satan and Lucifer clearly distinguishing between the two.

[@DinosaurNick]

@@jazzbassf Ah I see JW's are not taught basic reading skills when home schooled

[@alcyr5655]

I read a few comments, and realized the majority felt the same way as me. I was always annoyed that they made children go out in the cold. I'm talking -20C or colder, not properly dressed. Just looking for a way to get in the door. They kept showing up almost every weekend, different adults, and children. I finally lost it, told them, " you've been repeatedly told I'm Roman Catholic, F@$K OFF. That was over 10 years ago. Occasionally get a pamphlet, but no door bell, or knock on the door for the last 10 plus years. Only one interaction with the Mormans. When I said you found your Holy Land in Salt Lake City, Utah. And started laughing, never bothered again. Roman Catholics perfect. not a chance.

[@wfqsfg]

This is another channel I'll be checking on. I'm not a JW or ex-JW. I grew up next door to a family of JWs. They had a son about my age, I had to listen to all the stuff for years, especially the 1975 prophecy. What I noticed, even at a young age, was the son could tell me all about the short comings of my church (in their opinion) at that time (Catholic). I couldn't tell him anything about the Watchtower because I didn't know. I wondered what in the heck they were doing when they met at the Kingdom Hall. Why were they talking about what they thought everyone else was doing wrong. Is that how they spend their time? I had to endure it many years and now I spend time on my own learning how to minister to them. BTW I'm not catholic anymore. Not for a long time.

[@timothyjohnson5062]

AH yes...another fellow recovering Cathohlic. Well done.

[@artharrison9586]

I didn’t realize why they always left me alone after one or two visits to my doorstep. I just naturally pretty much did what she recommends, speak with them rationally, presenting my philosophical understanding of the Bible (which I have read a number of times because I’m curious and a chronic reader.) They never came back.

[@ShannaRowell-uy3zh]

In the past whenever they pop by I politely tell them I prefer to keep my religion private and I can never be a JW due to the fact I like the holidays too much and I just don't agree with their ways and bid them a nice day. I just don't pay no mind to them in public even though they like to be snotty and rude to others in public like in stores and restaurants. I just pay them no mind.

[@garrykennedy5484]

I have mostly Mormons at my door. I simply smile and tell them that I appreciate what they are trying to do, but I have a different path. Thank you and good luck.

[@samuelcast1]

Love your content I’m so glad you’re back

[@iainb1577]

The do not call list only works if the knockers bother to check it. I politely asked two callers to check if my address was listed (as I had previously requested after umpteen unwanted disturbings) and lo and behold it was. I then asked what the point of their list was if they ignored it and that if I recieved yet another visit I would loudly express my disgust at them. Five or so years later and still no calls. Lovely.

[@SlyPearTree]

My first time talking to JW on my doorstep I engaged with them, it was at least 35 years ago so I do not remember exactly what we talked about except religion (Can't remember if I was an Atheist yet) but they left their literature and went on their way, I was very surprised when they came back just a few days later but I learned my lesson. Now I'm still nice but say I am an Atheist and not interested. I do wish I had heard your advice about asking for an elder years ago before I developed GAD.

[@notsillyone]

Thank You. Yes being polite does work, and it pays to treat everyone the same, even people you might not like because as you said the cognitive dissonance does make people think, and perhaps help them change their ways. One day I was working in the front garden, when an older lady and young girl approached me. I politely said Hello how are you going ? We had a short conversation about what I was doing, then they offered some JW literature. I politely said no thanks I'm fine, and said hope you have a good day as they moved on. I went back to my work and heard the young girl saying she was surprised how well I treated them, the older lady's response was some people are just nice.

[@rudiopperman8381]

I actually have the elder come see me regularly from my girlfriend's congregation, after the first visit he now comes and see me without any material from jw including the Bible and he talk's openly to me because I told him I read "Shepherding the flock of God" cover to cover, so he can't lie to me now, his also very careful to quote scripture to me because I tell to read further than just what is pointed out, our next meeting is next Saturday

[@patrickcannell2258]

Let me warn you for the sake of you soul, their"bible," is not the true Bible. I hope you listen an run and make the Lord Jesus the Lord of Your life. "John 14v6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. It is not good works as they believe will save you.

[@stephenolan5539]

​@@patrickcannell2258 Why are there, priests, preachers, ministers etc?

[@mikegray-ehnert3238]

I had a friend who had a 90lbs Chesapeake Bay aretriever. This was a very well trained dog. However, if you held his collar at the door, he would lunge at the door, if you let go, he would just lay down! The female in the couple, he was a UMC Pastor, just for fun, Pam weighed about 90 lbs and Thunder, the dog, would shzke her like a rag dool. So she would stand in the door with Thunder lunging at the door and say, "I don't think I can hold him." And they would leave quickly.

[@oeqac7871]

Five years ago, they came to my house and asked me to talk about god. I invited them to take place in my kitchen, offered thema coffee and then gave them a list of psychotherapists in our town. I comforted them with "Aww, I'm so, so sorry about you suffering those immense apprehension. How can I support you two?" One of them tried to shpw me something inside his bible... I told him:"Don't worry, dear, I am sure that our Lord ist waiting for you patiently until you are able to start trusting in His love." They left after only a few minutes and never came back.

[@pwallace5359]

You had a list of psychotherapist ready?

[@latishabennett702]

🤣🤣👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 i love your personality , spot on 👍🏽