| Weird? No! Amazing People Appeared At My Door | | | | your parents hobbies? About their old friends? |
| My mommy and daddy always told me that I | | | | Their adventures in the wild or their childhood |
| shouldn't talk to strangers, that I shouldn't open | | | | tricks? I'd score quite low on such a quiz, and I'm |
| the door to strangers. However, I eat a lot, | | | | sure many of you are in the same situation, |
| exercise, and I'm turning 18 soon so I didn't really | | | | regardless of age. |
| feel threatened when two quite gentle lady | | | | |
| appeared in front of our house. What could have I | | | | 1. How did you and mom/dad meet each other? |
| done, I opened the door, asked them what they | | | | This can turn out really funny, or provoke warm |
| want. It turned out that they're two of Jehovah's | | | | and fuzzy feelings with all the romance involved, |
| Witnesses (a group ranking quite high on my dad's | | | | but it rarely turns out to be flat. For example, my |
| "don't talk to them!"-list), and wanted to talk with | | | | parents met as my dad was hitchhiking (his |
| me about difficult times in life and family problems. | | | | wreck broke down), and my uncle-to-be picked |
| Until now, I always shut the door saying that I | | | | him up.. now that's quite romantic:D |
| don't have the time for these things, yes, life can | | | | 2. Who was your childhood best friend? By asking |
| be hard at times, everybody knows that, go milk | | | | this question, you increase your chances of |
| some cows if you've got nothing better to do. | | | | getting to know the childish self of your |
| This time though, I thought "why not", and invited | | | | ancestors, and also you're bound to hear lots of |
| them to sit down and talked with them for a few | | | | great stories! |
| minutes. I can tell you that I haven't met two so | | | | 3. Who was your first boyfriend/girlfriend? You |
| honest and kind lady for a millennium! | | | | didn't even imagine that there was life before |
| My Mom's Six-Pack Abs | | | | you, right?:Well, there was, and by asking about |
| Let's move away a little from Jehovah:) Last | | | | their first relationship you are, again, bound to |
| Tuesday, just as I was preparing to go out to | | | | hear great stories. They might talk about their |
| run, my mom phoned me to go down and help | | | | childhood games with the other genre, or maybe |
| her buy some goods and bring them home. After | | | | they take the question more seriously and talk |
| we did the shopping, seeing that I'm in a sports | | | | about their first serious relationship - that might |
| outfit she asked if I mind if she comes and | | | | be the one that resulted in you! So you either |
| watches me as I run. I told her that I think | | | | hear a lot of funny memories, or you might even |
| there's nothing interesting in that, but she insisted | | | | receive dating advice from some really cool |
| to come. After all, the whole thing turned out to | | | | people. |
| be pretty useful, she measured my laps and | | | | 4. Which was the coolest thing you've ever done |
| noted all the times. Going home I told her my | | | | in school? Everyone tricks teachers, and |
| ambition to do 200 consecutive sit-ups and then | | | | classmates, too. Who knows what insanities your |
| came the moment when she really amazed me. I | | | | parents might have done? If you ask, I'm sure |
| knew that she had a pretty nice shape when she | | | | many of them will tell you some really cool |
| was younger (i.e., before I was born:D), but I | | | | stories, from faking smallpox with red ink to being |
| wouldn't have ever believed that she did five | | | | the top goalscorer in the football team. |
| hundred sit-ups as a bet in an afternoon. That's | | | | 5. Would you please tell me about your room |
| what had happened, later proven by a bunch of | | | | cleaning habits as a youngster? A discussion on |
| photos of her and her rock hard six-pack | | | | these is sure to ease your household duties the |
| abdomen. | | | | upcoming week! |
| How well do we really know our parents? | | | | I hope it works for you, too! |
| So how do these two short stories relate to each | | | | I believe that fun brings people closer together, |
| other? I don't know how Jehovah's Witnesses | | | | and that applies to your relationship with your |
| operate in other parts of the world; their local | | | | parents as well. By asking these questions, I hope |
| organization here is giving away free magazines, | | | | that you will have a really good time and a lot of |
| with really catchy titles like "Hope", "No Fear" or | | | | laughs, flavored with a pinch of parental wisdom. |
| "He is the Power".:) In one of these magazines I | | | | I'm really glad I received that magazine, and |
| found an article on how poorly we really know | | | | although I'm not going to become one of |
| our parents, and given my experience just the | | | | Jehovah's Witnesses, my prejudices have been |
| day before with my mother, it had really hit the | | | | decreased, that's for sure. |
| nail on the head. How much do you know about | | | | |