coffeecat wrote:Okay Harmony
Here goes with my list of whatever.
I have a gay 29 year old son that graduated from NYU, Sterns. He was one of a few that actually qualified for a scholarship.
He went through college in three years instead of four and worked part-time at JP Morgan while he was in college.
He lives in Manhattan and is probably worth like a million dollars, he has financed my return to college, I will graduate in 2008 with my BA degree.
My middle son is 21 and also currently in college he will graduate in 2008 as well with a degree in Computer Science.
My youngest is still in High school so who knows about him, but he will probably go and get his degree in LAW in some field.
None of my son's were allowed to go on a mission had they even wanted to.
No obviously my GAY son would not be married in the temple and I have no grandchildren as of yet, but hopefully I will soon from my GAY son. Oh my GOD.
My 21 yearold is not married he is in college and his education will come first, then marriage, but of course he can have all the sex he chooses to have because he has not been brainwashed that sex before marriage is wrong and immoral.
By the way he is not dating anyone right now so he is not getting any sex right now.
And yes we came from UTAH and relocated to MD. So yes my son's were around you Mormons and yes they were kept from associating with Mormons.
Of course you will never see the connection between brainwashing and parenting, you have already proven that HARMONY.
Oh yes you do care what I want, you answered my question so you do care.
LOL
Yes you care about FAIR because you keep bringing up the fact you were banned, well maybe that was to prove you were not CHARITY, but I am doubtful even now.
Hi coffeecat! :)
Congrats on going back to school and finishing your degree! It's wonderful that your son recognized how much you sacrificed as a parent for him, and was able to give back and help you. It sounds like you did a great job raising your kids.
I'm curious as to your background with the LDS Church....and forgive me if you have posted it, and I have missed it. Are you currently a member of the Church, or have you been in the past? Or did you simply have bad run-ins with members as a resident of Utah?
Unfortunately, there are certain pockets of Utah where Church members are fanatical, to say the least. I lived in Utah Valley for 8 years, and it turned my stomach how closed-minded many of the members I associated with were. I just didn't understand it. I grew up in California, and it didn't even seem like the same church to me.
Fortunately, we relocated to North Carolina, and the Church members here for the most part, seem to be more "normal".
It seems like you have a chip on your shoulder. I hope that you can learn to relax, at least on this forum. There are plenty of posters here, like Harmony and myself, who have managed to strike a balance between our liberal feelings, and still taking in the positive values the Church has to offer.
The great thing about being an adult, and about being educated, is that you have the freedom to choose what you believe and don't believe, and assess what you want to incorporate in your life.
I think it's interesting to hear other people's viewpoints.
Trust me, this is one place where you can let your guard down a little, and you don't have to have guns blazing. We all have gripes about the Church, and this is a good place to vent them.