For those wondering if LDS is a good place to raise kids

[_zeezrom]

...check for my daughter's semester at UVU that was only $75.

She must have a scholarship. Cool.

[_Hades]

Is LDS a good place to raise kids? I'm going to say, no. People like Ughland might rub off on them.

[_wenglund]

But, to each their own.

Indeed.

My SIL just asked if she could drive over to our house on Sunday mornings and take our kids to church.

To each their own... yeah.

So?

My former LDS friend has frequently tried to get me to do non-sabbath activities on the sabbath. However, I have discovered that as an adult, I have the ability to respectfully say "no". It helps me to realize that while my freind has good intents, and has ideas of her own, yet that doesn't somehow rob me of the power to still do my own.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

[_Runtu]

She must have a scholarship. Cool.

Yup, she did so well her first two semesters that she's on full scholarship. Dad's wallet is recovering.

[_wenglund]

I don't know what it's going by these days, but Wade used to call this the "mirror" approach.

These days, it goes by the name of "irony"--which is too frequently lost on those with an uncommonly limited capacity for accurate self-reflection--often due to an overly protective reaction to self-impossed hyper-sensativity.

Some people so easily see the flaws in others, but are entirely blind to the same in themselves. They are free with their criticsims of others, but loath to be criticised themselves.

This doesn't mean they aren't good and descent people. On balance, they are. They just have an unwitting knack for treating others as they do not wish to be treated themsleves. They operate by what may be called, the Lead Rule.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

[_wenglund]

Is LDS a good place to raise kids? I'm going to say, no. People like Ughland might rub off on them.

I'm glad to see that someone here has a sense of humor. I was concerned that I wasn't going to get the chance to demonstrate that I can take a joke.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

[_wenglund]

It's just pa pa and his pools again. Don't let them splash their bile on you, runtu...

Oh...good...someone else with a keen sense of irony. Its like were someone to put up a "Don't Pee in our Pool" sign at the local sewage plant.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

[_zeezrom]

So?

My former LDS friend has frequently tried to get me to do non-sabbath activities on the sabbath. However, I have discovered that as an adult, I have the ability to respectfully say "no". It helps me to realize that while my freind has good intents, and has ideas of her own, yet that doesn't somehow rob me of the power to still do my own.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

invite adult vs. invite your little kids


BIG DIFFERENCE

But you are right about the good intentions. I'm thinking about inviting the SIL's kids over to our house while their parents go to church. I wonder if she will think we have good intentions....

[_Runtu]

These days, it goes by the name of "irony"--which is too frequently lost on those with an uncommonly limited capacity for accurate self-reflection--often due to an overly protective reaction to self-impossed hyper-sensativity.

I'm probably guilty of too much self-reflection, but it's been a good process for me. Maybe it's just me, but "irony" aimed at others is usually considered an attack.

Some people so easily see the flaws in others, but are entirely blind to the same in themselves. They are free with their criticsims of others, but loath to be criticised themselves.

Wade, you've been criticizing me for years, and you've sometimes been right. I'm not perfect, but I wasn't trying to criticize you. As I said, you confirmed for me a long time ago your "mirror" approach, and your last few posts read to me like you have picked it up again.

This doesn't mean they aren't good and descent people. On balance, they are. They just have an unwitting knack for treating others as they do not wish to be treated themsleves. They operate by what may be called, the Lead Rule.

I try hard to treat you as I would wish to be treated. If I had posted what you've posted here, I'd hope you would point out where I'm going wrong. That would be the "descent" thing to do.

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

The difference between you and me, I think, is that, although we've both said and done things we shouldn't have, I can't recall you ever apologizing for anything. (Of course, apologizing that others have taken unwarranted "offense" is not really an apology.)

[_Buffalo]

Wade, that was not a joke.

Mr. Sing, yes it was. Obviously.

I am wondering if there has been an outbreak of irony deficiency on this board?

Thanks, -Wade Englund-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxmsRK4IG6o