To think Jehovah's Witnesses can become a bit of an annoyance

[UnbelievablyChocolatey]

There are two ladies that often come round our estate. There are many others that also come, but this particular couple are the ones who seem to call the most.
As I'm a SAHM I'm usually at home when they call. I would never be deliberately rude to them, but I'm getting a bit annoyed by them continually coming to my house. They know I've recently had a baby as the first time they came I was pregnant. They even turned up the day I went into labour and DH answered the door to them!

Last time I saw them they were hinting at coming inside to meet the baby. How on earth do I politely tell them I'm not interested? Some of the others who have been don't seem to take no for an answer!

I had an unbelievable one knock on my door. Dd was a few weeks old I answered the door holding her ( she was crying ) and he said, "oh I see this is a bad time" and shut the door for me. . I have another lady that knocks on the door every few months tbh she's nice enough. Says hi leaves a watchtower and walks off. Trouble is last time she came she left a very homophobic leaflet which I didn't realise until she left. My adult ds has struggled for years with his sexuality and has finally excepted who he is. I'm very proud of him and love him very much. I don't think I should have to tell my sons business to this lady that knocks but next time she does I will be telling her straight. I'm not interested

I had one (not JW) approach me outside a hospital after visiting hours.

I told her she should be ashamed of herself for preying on vulnerable people.
My dad was close to death then and this type of approach really made me angry.

It was UCKG.

Hahahaha Dan do you know anywhere I can get one of those?!

In the area I used to live in we got cold called by Jehovahs Witnesses ALL. THE. TIME. It was infuriating but I was never rude to them. I told my friend about it a few months ago and he told me if it ever happened again, to tell them I'm Mormon, and if I ever get door knocked by Mormon's to tell them I'm a Jehovah's Witness, as they don't like each other, and they'll stop visiting. Would that work or is it just bullshit? I genuinely have no idea!

To the posters suggesting this thread is directing hatred at JWs that is not my intention at all. I am very tolerant of anyone, which is why I find it so hard to be 'rude' and tell them to go away. But it's getting very annoying that I have to avoid answering my door. Last week I had two visits. It's ridiculous

Tell them you're Catholic

They used to have subliminal images in their literature, and not very Christian ones at that.

Just spent a while looking at this. The sources for this seem mostly to be weird Christian sites, implying that the Watchtower is full of Masonic and Satanic symbolism. Having looked at the images, it could be wishful thinking, or the art department having a laugh. I suppose it could be true, but the sources themselves aren't very credible.

I wouldn't worry about being rude or polite to them, they show no such respect when knocking your door uninvited. It's an objectionable cult. I just say no thanks and shut the door but if I found myself being interrupted regularly, I would not hold back nor be so polite.

Good to see that MN have undeleted my earlier post.

Cock MN do get a bit trigger happy with the delete button when you criticize xtianity IME, might be all religions though. Also good at undeleting them as well. Will go back to read your posts now.

I've never had any problems with any religious people at the door. They have knocked, offered me their literature and left graciously when I've politely declined and told them it's an atheist household and we'd appreciate they didn't call round anymore. Usually it's a few years before they call again and I can excuse that as they might be new to the area or think we've moved. Certainly never felt harassed. Maybe I've just been lucky

Scaredycat3000

It wasn't particularly profound, I wouldn't bother!

They trek around the houses near me but have only knocked on my door once. I told them that my family were all athiests and that we considered organised religion to be the root of all evil. (Not quite true) I think we were too big a challenge.

While I don't appreciate this kind of cold call either, I would not be rude. I went to school with a lovely boy who came from a JW family. He was forced to go out and knock on doors in the local area - he explained it as being a fundamental aspect of the religion, to try and save others from what the church saw as certain damnation.

I felt awful for him as he was quite badly bullied for it - these women might be pressured to knock in the same way. And although it seems batty to us, their intentions are good! So by all means explain you aren't interested, but don't be rude - there is never a need for that.

Does anybody know about the mid teenage conversions? I've gradually realised JW target 15/16/17 yr olds. A very mixed group from my year in school suddenly started attending some JW group. 15years later a pupil converted to the point where the conversion left a 16 yr old girl homeless in a shelter. FB photos make me suspect most of her group of friends joined.
More vulnerable victims?

Blood transfusions are not without risk even with current screening.

There are hospitals, in USA in particular, which do operations including organ transplants without blood transfusions. The organs are flushed out before transplanting.
Studies have shown that patients who did not have transfusions actually do better in recovery than those who had blood and have a higher survival rate. And they found that they are at no larger risk post op than those with transfusions.

Actually Medical Professional bodies have described blood transfusions as the most overused therapies in medicine!

The search for a blood 'substitute' has gone on for decades due to supply and demand fluctuations and predictions for future supply not keeping up with demand in an ever increasing and aging population plus of course the costs involved in obtaining it, storing and administering it.

And no its not going to save someone who is in an emergency situation and is haemorrhaging or needs transfusions due to a blood condition. And yes there are risks if the person does lose blood during surgery (sometimes they take blood from the patient first which they can then replace) and there are no guarentees but its the same with any operation. If the patient (consenting adult who isnt coerced by parents, family, partner etc) is aware of the risks and still decides to go ahead then its their choice. They would obviously go to a specialist who would do this not just expect their local surgeon to do it without experience.

When a person dismisses bloodless surgery as 'garbage' its obvious they know sfa about it.

And NO I am not a JW nor believe in what they believe, quite the opposite in fact. But when people dismiss something as stupid without knowing a thing about it it pisses me off.

Many years ago when I was in the NHS my regular line was 'I'm a blood donor' which used to send them off. One day an older guy came, I used the same line and he tilted his head and said, 'Ah yes but it doesn't really save lives does it'. I told him it was pretty effective in the hospital I worked in.

Since having DS I tell them that they wouldn't be here talking to me if I hadn't had a blood transfusion. My tolerance is zero and I find it offensive that they prey on vulnerable people

Sorry, it really doesn't does it!
JW converted the Catholic 16 yr old, her Catholic mother threw her out. Whilst both are in the wrong, getting a child to change their family religion knowing what harm it will do is very wrong.

Contact the local JW Kingdom Hall and ask for a do not knock to be placed on your home. I did this years ago and they never call anymore.

A woman I work with joined shortly after she was diagnosed with MND. They really do go for the vulnerable.

I always invite them in and talk to them. The last time they came I started a conversation about the different translations and the gap between Aramaic and Greek and the fact that I expect missionaries to be fluent in at least one of Aramaic, Greek or Latin. I was an arsey cow, frankly. But they haven't been back since. They don't really like debate.

Had them at my door as we were going out. They had a baby in a pram with them and it was chucking it down with rain. The lady stood staring at me in the passenger seat of my car. My daughter said "mam I think that lady wants to speak to you" i said loudly to my daughter "that lady needs to learn not to disturb people on their own property and get off our driveway as I do not want to talk to her". They haven't been back and that was about a year ago! Win.

They started targeting me at 6months pregnant, opening line was 'Have you not had your baby yet?' I didn't let them in the communal door. Weekly visits ensued, couldn't ignore it, we had top buzzer on the communal door that was very loud opposite the bedroom door, buzzed until anybody let them in, then straight to the first, my, door. OH worked nights, DS1 wasn't much of a sleeper so I often napped when he did. I asked them to stop, I explained to them why I needed them to stop, I asked to be put on the no contact list, I reminded them I was on the no contact list. After 2 solid years I threatened to break their fucking legs. They finally left me alone.

UnbelievablyChocolatey

Lovehoney, they come in plain packaging too or so I have been told