Q about JW's giving my kid dead parent info

My son is a month away from 16, just so you get some context here. We were away, he was home. When we got home he said a nice jehovahs witness lady came to the door and talked to him about a parent dying. Giving him a booklet of sorts turned to a story on a parent dying.

We have a sign on the door that says NO SOLICITORS.

What the heck is this? What poppycock crazy talk is this?

We are Universalist Unitarians, accepting of everyone and everyones religion. However, freaking out some kid about their parent dying is wrong.

I am waiting for this woman to come back, so I can invite her in and ask her if she has lost her cotton picking mind. Also, kindly point out the NO SOLICITORS sign.

Creepy weird JW experience, was wondering if any JW's on here could elucidate.

rozilla said:

rozilla contact your local kingdom hall and speak to one of the elders, tell them what happened. If you do not wish for witnesses to knock again tell the elder they should respect your wishes .The elder will have a word in the ear of the person that knocked.

you can't protect your kids these days from everything. Sooner or later they will come across people with different views and it's up to them to decide from what or how you raised them. Just talk to your kid about the situation and listen on how they fell about it.

Sounds like a good plan, Thanks! So when I call I simply say, "May I please speak to one of the elders?" Like that?

TypoQueen said:

I find a stranger coming to my door and discussing with my underage son the topic of his parents dying disconcerting. That is my opinion and how I feel about things.

I am well aware that people die, or rather transition to their next place. I do not need a clock to tell me that. Infact, I lost my father on fathers day, so I am well aware that parents die too.

You have a nice day.

rodman2 said:

rozilla said:

Now see, if you had answered the door, would the JW talk to you about a child dying? Seems they may be tailoring their sermon for whoever answers the door. Anyway, tell your local kingdom hall that you don't want anymore visitors, they will know to steer clear of your home.

" LOVE YOU 4EVA GRANDMA LOLA, WATCH OVER US TILL WE MEET AGAIN. PRINCE: WH3N U L3T TH3 RAIN FALL DOWN, TH3Y ALL GONNA G3T W3T!

rozilla said:

TypoQueen said:

meow85 said:

My religion isn't bible based, its more of a humanist based tradition. You know, social justice, loving each other, tolerance, because it is the right thing to do, not because otherwise you go to hell.

My husband is a buddhist, whose religion doesn't have a jesus. Or a bible. Or a hell.

rodman2 said:

I wanted to add, besides the sign, our house sits back from the street. You have to really want to get up to the door to get here. The flowers are growing like crazy over the walk and its a steep hike.

meow85 said:

rozilla said:

TypoQueen said:

rozilla said:[quote]I wanted to add, besides the sign, our house sits back from the street. You have to really want to get up to the door to get here. The flowers are growing like crazy over the walk and its a steep hike.

Sounds like they were pretty determined to overstep their bounds.

Atleast she could of taken some of the chocolate mint that went from one plant to atleast 50 over the Summer.

When I was 4 my parents sent me to the door with liquor bottles to offer to the JW. Goodness.

This is my church.

http://uuaa.org/

Anyone of any faith is welcome, I made a promise to the Universe/Goddess/God that if my baby and I could survive a unscheduled c-section, I would go to church again.

As a child, I went to all kinds of churches, I have always been searching for a home and found that what felt right was eclectic.

rozilla said:

What a crude over reaction.

rozilla said:

I'm not sure the "no solicitation" sign has much relevance here. I sort of understand that as "no sales pitches," and the Witnesses aren't selling anything so much as simply wanting to talk. BUT the fact a minor was engaged and left literature about possibly sensitive information -- in their own home -- without the oversight of an adult does sort of seem sketchy. Well meaning, I'm sure, and probably not particularly traumatizing at age 16, but sketchy nonetheless.

I know respect for authority is important to the Witnesses, so in best practice and for the good of all parties involved, maybe they should make it policy to ask for an adult of the house.

rozilla said:

JWs aren't peddlers or selling anything, so your sign may need to be more specific.

Lammastide said:

meow85 said:

The org's resident no-so-fancy lesbian

Proud Wendy & Lisa Asskisser

Politicians should dress like race car drivers, then we'd know who their corporate sponsors are.

My son, Miles, is very polite. I am sure he didn't want to be rude to this woman.

Some woman came to the door selling security systems, when I said that we had a sign saying no solicitors she said, 'I thought it said no smoking.' That too.

Need another sign or two, I suppose.

I would think that a person coming to the door to represent a religion would in fact be, selling that religion. But that is arguing semantics.

On a day like today however, we would invite a JW in for a cold beverage, with a heat index of 101, and 99999% humidity, no one should be out baking for any higher power.

Testify.

NewSystem said:

What a crude over reaction.

rozilla said:

We have a sign on the door that says NO SOLICITORS.

I fail to see how your sign bears any relation to Jehovah's Witnesses.

FreeChild said:

rozilla said: