As Ted and Jan, dressed all in white, embrace at their heavenly reunion.
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I have some very liberal TBM friends who have lived all over the world. I have toured Germany and England with them and, most recently, Seoul (where my third son also lives). On a visit to third son, I spent a good part of my time in my friends' home (although third son generously provided lodging in his apartment, I should mention that his apartment consists of 100 square feet and when the s
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Honestone, I am having a good time with your screeen name. Are you an "honest one" or one who "hone(s) stone?"
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I take great delight in not having attended a mormon church service since 1988. I also enjoy comparing my current church youth invovlement with the days when I was a young mom and Beehive Advisor. As my group of 8th graders milled about waiting for their parents to pick them up after Sunday School today, there were some slight similarities to mormon teens. They were coming to the end of thre
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thanks Briggy!
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It is always a good idea to keep an eye out for the spouses of deployed service members. My second DIL is in that situation and both her spouse and extended family appreciate the neighbors who just sort of check in from time to time. Are you in a position to offer to watch the little ones for an afternoon so their mom can have some alone time?
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What does that mean anyway? I didn't look at the link so I am not speaking from whatever frame of reference it provides, but the term "become atheist" seems like a lifestyle I have adopted somehow, like becoming vegan or something. People who describe themselves as atheist are perhaps not so much speaking of something they have become, but rather as the way they have chosen to under
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28 years ago today I was a 23 year old mother of three sons. At 25 I headed back to college, babies notwithstanding yeah, it was BYU, but my graduate degree got us a job out of state at 29 and we have been morg free ever since.
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I like the idea of "let go and let god." But I don't actually believe in a personal god so probably I should not be responding here. Sometimes late at night if I can't sleep and I am feeling up for it, I think of the worst times of my childhood or adolesence. I go back to my self curled in a corner, unable to cry sometimes, just sick in mind and body because of whatever the trauma
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No need to throw out the enjoyable molly skills when you toss the molly mindset!
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You need some protein and some sleep. Get a glass of milk and something sweet to wash it down. Or a peanut butter sandwich. Try to get some sleep tonight. This exercise sometimes works: Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose and exhale slowly and deeply the same way. As you exhale, count that as one breath. Take 50 of these breaths in your darkened bedroom. If you are still wide awake
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Share your honest appraisal of your mission experience. And good luck.
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Today at church I was co-teaching a sexuality course for 8th graders. I asked how many thought they would be married in 10 or 15 years. One of the boys said, "Certainly not in 10 years, we'll only be just out of college." A girl announced that she doesn't believe in marriage at all. This group would have fallen off their chairs in astonishment if they heard your speaker!
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I can't remember why he doesn't post any more. He is uber busy with graduate school. I'll ask whenever I see him again. Drdad and I have been trying to coordinate something with them, possibly even an exmo party for the area.
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When asked if you are LDS. You can leave it at that or you can say "I used to be, but I resigned." It makes you a fascinating individual. Those who have unhappy feelings about mormons feel free to share and mormons, who got to know you a little as a truly decent human being, are quite flummoxed to learn of your resignation. It may even plant a seed. Drdad said this once to a
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You never know who you will meet on line! Flattop's partner (aforementioned handsome French guy) and I work in the same part of Cambridge, we have been talking about getting some lunch since we are practically neighbors. I have met some of the finest people in my life right here on the board!
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Where abouts in CT are you? Email me if you like - msnow@comcast.net
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Angels in America (a series) Pleasantville
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I think this was linked here before, but this was my first chance to have a moment to read it.
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You get the "glory" of being the patriarch - what's in it for them? We often hear from the children of large familes that it was not a happy experience.
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Having plummeted like a crazy woman, denying the obvious all the way down!
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not sure if a "whack upside the head" would have helped at the time anyway. There are none so completely right about themselves as those who are plummeting headlong into the abyss. That was certainly true in my case. But hey, maybe I'm wrong and this will all turn out great. It's your story, not mine, but it sure sounds familiar. Sounds like desperate chasing after something you
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"Your" missionary? He is the cult's missionary. If he has to come home from too much masturbating or wanting to jerk off after a nice message from you, he is going to blame you. What did you hope to gain by texting him? That giddy, quick-intake-of-breath-omygod-it's-him feeling when you see his texts? Please point the side of your head closer to the screen. WHACK!!!!!
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Thanks so much. Are you ok now physically? Oldest son's girlfriend is just recovering from a long long fight with lyme disease and the symptoms sound similar. Anyway - I love the way you write - thanks for all you share about your ups downs and otherwises.
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But I can always talk myself out of it! I know I missed the easy friendships based on the false commonality of collective submission to the same idiocy. REAL friendships take time and grow slowly and it totally sucks to not have any. It will get better.
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Even if our soul purpose was popping out puppies. We need to be a little bit older. First menses is not the best time for first pregnancy. By late teens early 20s I think the female body is ready to go. I believe the brain, however, is not done growing up until around 25 so maybe wait until then if you want to have tons of 'em. Anyway Zeno - good discussion starter. My oldest son became a
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Not yours or yours or yours - if I am pregnant and don't want to be, maybe it is the business of the partner who impregnated me, maybe not. Gentlemen - you are aware what they call a man who doesn't use a condom? DADDY. If you don't want to be a daddy or a daddy whose partner chooses abortion then it is up to you not to impregnate someone. I don't care if she swears she is on the pill and t
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Some preisthood guy looks out over our shining faces and weeps to know that we will be the Bishops and RSPs who will be in place when the savior comes again. What a special generation! How careful we had to be as the destroyer wanted us more than any other genration (except yours of course!). Pretty effective BS - he was referring to the year 2000. I was long gone from the cult by then -
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But life goes on. Tonight I am having some friends and family over for a little year end ceremony. We are going to write down the worst events of 2010 on a slip of paper and then burn that paper in the fireplace. We will use the fire to each light a candle. Once everyoe is holding a lit candle we will each make a wish and blow that candles out. Then drink a toas and play some games.
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Also try Angels in America for depiction of a gay man in a mormon family.
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