I always hated that attitude, even while still in. How can people honestly sit there and say that everything good is dependent on being a member? (And of course anything bad is a test) I would always ask about specific nevermos that sure seemed to be doing a lot of good in the world or were very wealthy or had good things going for them. If that didn't just shut them up completely, they wo
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Because of the depressingly large amount of mormon mom's driving around in their mini vans with 'TEAM EDWARD' stickers on them.
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Hope all the exmo's (and mo's alike) in Alpine are ok. We got put on notice to be ready to leave, but so far it looks like we're ok...
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My parents would pull out the "if everyone was jumping off a bridge, would you?" all the time when I was growing up. Funny, when Mormonism is all about doing what all the other Mormons are doing without thinking about it...
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Just a warning to everyone, if you don't want to feel frustrated and angry today, don't make the mistake I did of reading the KSL comments to their version of this story. Why do I always do this to myself?
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I just wanted to jump in on the renter side. We've rented places from the owners and our last rental was through Miller and Co. I find that I preferred renting from Miller and Co more than from owners. Our landlord before that was a really nice guy, but he had a tendency to show up at random times and it would sometimes take him a while to have time to fix something because of his regular
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In defense of the architects and designers that work on temples, they really do try. Every time they do a new one they present a couple ideas to the old white guys who pick one and then proceed to change things piece by piece until it looks the same as the other ones. And you should see the catalogs of fugly furniture and "art" the designers have to pick from...
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Itzpapalotl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Studding, eh? That was the first thing that caught my eye too. This is definitely the church for him...
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It's kind of nice to know that there are people on the inside who really care about the YW. I still look back fondly on a couple of my YW leaders that were a little more progressive and encouraged us to explore more than just the kitchen... I wish you luck in your journey and sincerely hope that you don't experience the pain that many here have.
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I remember as a child looking around at the converts in church and being jealous. I felt like they were the stronger members because they actually experienced something else and had the chance to discover and accept the 'truth' Those of us born into it just had it forced on us our whole lives with no other real choice.
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Do they actually count the babies that are blessed? Not just when they're baptised? My friends might be very upset to find out their son is counted, especially after prop 8...
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Our nomo friends had their baby blessed by a good friend, oh about 8 years ago. (His mom is a kinda-mo) I kind of warned them, but not strongly enough obviously. I tried hard to put on my surprised face when they told us a year or so ago how weird it was that some lady they'd never met showed up and told them she was his primary teacher...
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That is awesome. I'll have to wait until I'm at home to watch it, but way to get it out there. Sounds like you need a celebratory shot!
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I was walking the dog while they were putting up posterboard signs about the dinner and auction at the local LDS church a few nights ago. I was entertained when it just said 'at the church' I was highly entertained when they just went ahead and were pounding it into someone's yard without asking, and that person put their head out the front door and said 'Uh. I don't know what you're puttin
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I'm glad this was a semi-humorous post. Every time I see John Taylor in the subject line I feel sick to my stomach that I ever used to feel proud to be descended from him. Now I see it and feel like I need to apologize to all the people who's families he ruined...
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Hahaha. My mom gave me one of those when I moved out for college. (Mine actually had a flashlight on the top as well) I actually used it on the day I was moving out of the apartment because the power went out when I was cleaning the bathroom, which was the only room in the whole place with no window. The light wasn't awesome, but at least I had some music to scrub to... I also remember t
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Glad to hear some things are getting better. Sorry about the dogs though. I don't know what I'd do if someone took my Boston away :(
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That is awesome. I'm sad I missed it, but I was busy getting ready to BBQ for my Mom.
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That was very touching and well-written. It's sad to me that probably not one other person in that whole room ever took a second to think how hurtful what they were doing could be to someone not in their same circumstances.
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I have to say that I personally have been feeling rather Scrooge-y about holidays lately, and have never cared about my birthday or anniversary, but I do try to make an effort for those I know care very much. And that is mostly my Mother and her Mother and my MIL. I am sorry that your DH can't see past himself to show you he is appreciative of what you do.
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The girls in my ward were so horrible to me I would cry myself to sleep almost every night in middle school. Then they put my mom in as a YW leader and they'd play all nice while she was there, and then completely ignore me after that. (I suppose I should thank them now, since I've never had the problem of missing the 'social' part of the church...)
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bc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think part of recovery from Mormonism is dealing > with these emotions and learning how to deal with > them and have them not impact us as much. I don't > think I will ever get over completely that I know > my whole TBM family thinks I'm on the wrong track, > that they are sad for me, and that it is so
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That is so sad to hear. I can't imagine being at such a horrible place in your life and not even having the support of your own mother :(
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Ugh. The comments of 'he was 16, he was just a kid, give him a break' make me angry. Seriously? They honestly think that kind of behavior is fine because you're 16? That isn't fine PERIOD. Did anyone else get the ad for donating to the Romney campaign on the left side? Right...
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"What you do speaks so loudly I cannot hear what you say" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Having met RJ in person, he is a very nice and articulate hippy. You can't judge him just from his rants in this 'safe' place. Everyone needs somewhere they can go to blow off steam so they don't blow up IRL... And I happen to think crashing with family for a few months to figure yourself out while going through a bunch of life changes is a great idea. Better than making a rash decision whil
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mothermayeye Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It seems like a lot of mormon kids are forced to > learn how to play the piano. I'm certain it's > because they need to ensure always having a piano > player at church meetings/functions. ;-) I was one of those kids. Hated it. And never once let on in seminary that I knew how since I saw what h
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If you come back and get fed up, we have a futon, a bunch of couches, giant tvs, xboxes everywhere and lots of whiskey ;)
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I'm glad you didn't spit it all over too ;) I want to say it was a shot of Jim Beam
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You said; "My active Mormon relatives appear happy, healthy, educated, high functioning, strong in their marriages, basically nearly perfect." I think the important part here is that you said they APPEAR that way. It's been discussed here many times how the families that looked the best from the outside sometimes have the nastiest little secrets. Also, when you're not in the chu
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