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Erianne - 2007-12-17 05:34:24
I was blessed to have a mother who's life centered around her marriage and children and it was a wonderful experience for us kids...especially my 31 foster siblings over the years. The first microwave entered my mother's kitchen when I was 20 and only because we kids bought it for her. She only used it to heat up leftovers lol!
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artgnome - 2007-12-17 05:50:42
I think if many Christians would follow first the commandment of God to not judge others, and mind their own personal walks more, we would know a better way of life. I think if all sides were a little less self-righteous, defensive and more tolerant of each other's differences, we'd all get along much better.
A strong family unit is the basis of a strong community and society. I wish I had a husband and could more be protected, covered and supported as I live my life. My bitterness comes from being abandoned and not being able to respect men for them not living up to their responsibilities in terms of being good husbands and fathers. My disappointment is mainly facing even the good things of my life alone.
We have lost a lot, all in the name of rights and privacy and personal self growth. We have lost the sense of true community, family, and connectedness that comes from a committed loyalty to family.
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pennyjar - 2007-12-17 06:38:29
In the words of David Byrnne, "Stop Making Sense!" I do not have time today for people writing fantastic, thought-provoking, downright REASONABLE in every sense of the word, entries. Well said, Ms Hil, and RE the last paragraph, what if they WERE teaching their children as you are, to respect other lifestyles, why can't that be part of the whole Jesus thing? I thought it was THE HEART of the whole Jesus thing. I used to think that.
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goatbarnwitch - 2007-12-17 08:48:04
So well put Hil. It is a shame that the folks who walk the path of the christian right can't be true to what their religion is based on. Wasn't it jesus who took in the whore (and, gasp, maybe even married the woman). Some folks are just so warped by what they think is true that they refuse to see the beauty in other paths.
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Smash - 2007-12-17 12:11:42
Just from my point of view, I think any organised kind of thing like religion etc is bollocks. There's always people wanting to one-up others, there is greed, there is pain and suffering, and there are far too many people who are too stupid to think for themselves so that they get used and cheated on. Smashxxx PS - Fook my comments are gettin heavy lately, LOL
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betty - 2007-12-17 21:18:50
people are so busy throwing stones at each other all of the time. why not let others live their lives the way they want to? I could care less what a person believes unless it comes in to direct conflict (ie: interrupts my parenting, my way of life, my peace of mind) with me and my beliefs...um or lack of beliefs in my case. You handle it well. It's easy to be miffed when someone "disses" your way of life, but trying to understand them is hard. good for you.
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G - 2007-12-17 21:34:54
There's this fundamentalist Christian group that believes in opening the womb to see what God gives. For some of these women, it means 25 kids. I, on the other hand, have settled on 3 (only because I refuse to have ANOTHER boy and put my uterus at risk).
Needless to say, I know someone who thought she wanted to do that. In other words, she said to me once, "We're going to have as many kids as God decides to give us." Fortunately, God said, "FOUR IS ENOUGH!" (hehe) She's a homeschooling, church-attending, proper dressing, open uteral woman who says "Gosh" and "shoot" a LOT. I, on the other hand, grew up with a mother who WORSHIPPED her microwave (Banquet Chicken... yes, it's slimy in the 'wave), worked a full day (and called home about 20 times each 8 hour shift to make sure we didn't die, kill one another, or were arrested), and spent her down time at home cleaning and yelling at us. Now, I have ANOTHER friend (who is currently an ex-friend), who feels that women who work and leave their kids at home (i.e. latch key kids), are making their kids into criminals. She said "statistically" (for which she's never SHOWN me the statistics), kids who have no parents at home when they get back from school are more prone to becoming addicted to pot and doritos and stealing cars and toaster ovens from neighbors than becoming law-abiding citizens. I say that's crap. I grew up as a latch-key kid, not because my mother wanted to work but because she HAD to work, and I can say that I have (knock on wood) NEVER been arrested, didn't do drugs, didn't cut school (until I was legally allowed to "sign" myself out at age 18), and never received a detention. Apparently, I'm an anomoly. Go figure. I even spelt it correctly, I think.
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