tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post63325343337654371..comments2024-03-28T00:10:15.482-05:00Comments on The Time for Change: Awkward (times two)NGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04056381269070465424noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-12234558189049302692008-10-28T15:32:00.000-05:002008-10-28T15:32:00.000-05:00P.S. Sometimes I went up and ate the wafer (but I...P.S. Sometimes I went up and ate the wafer (but I refused to drink the wine after other people) just to piss off my ex-mother-in-law because she was one of the most evil women on earth. She would tell me to remain seated and I would stand right up and follow her up the aisle to take communion anyway. I can't help it....I get my thrills in little ways.Sauntering Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828034063817184110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-75833768233046742982008-10-28T15:29:00.000-05:002008-10-28T15:29:00.000-05:00I'm really late commenting on this, but I totally ...I'm really late commenting on this, but I totally related to how you felt at the mass. My ex was Catholic and I couldn't stand it when I had to go to mass with his family. The part where everyone drinks after each other during Communion completely grossed me out. And I don't understand why a church would tell me I can't participate in Communion even though I have been baptized, saved, and went to church several times a week while I was growing up but shame on me because it was a Methodist church and not a Catholic one.Sauntering Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828034063817184110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-41337315523497411122008-10-23T21:16:00.001-05:002008-10-23T21:16:00.001-05:00I was really dissapointed that you didn't have cro...I was really dissapointed that you didn't have croutons on the salad at your wedding. You see, I know how much you really love croutons. So I was dreaming during the whole ride from Ohio... NGS's croutons... mmmm... and then they weren't there. <BR/>Your wedding photos are MUCH better than Crista's. And I looked much cuter at your wedding. Because I'm hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-13984920351715471022008-10-23T21:16:00.000-05:002008-10-23T21:16:00.000-05:00I was really dissapointed that you didn't have cro...I was really dissapointed that you didn't have croutons on the salad at your wedding. You see, I know how much you really love croutons. So I was dreaming during the whole ride from Ohio... NGS's croutons... mmmm... and then they weren't there. <BR/>Your wedding photos are MUCH better than Crista's. And I looked much cuter at your wedding. Because I'm hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-21263836076719284252008-10-22T15:30:00.000-05:002008-10-22T15:30:00.000-05:00My sister (who also has celiac) is the same way as...My sister (who also has celiac) is the same way as your husband- doesn't want a lot of attention called to it, doesn't want to always be talking about it, etc etc. And my whole family still eats gluten sometimes, and it drives me nuts when people suggest (as they have done! many times!) that we are somehow not being supportive because of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-87586337085315025612008-10-15T13:10:00.000-05:002008-10-15T13:10:00.000-05:00I remember as a teenager being very grieved that I...I remember as a teenager being very grieved that I couldn't share communion with them. It frustrated me cause it seemed like a teaching of a church that had superceeded Jesus (who is the whole point of communion.) <BR/><BR/>Family (esp someone else's) is tough. Eventually you'll both find your groove with each other's people and figure out a way to honor them while being yourself.OTRgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-22114494278962541092008-10-15T08:36:00.000-05:002008-10-15T08:36:00.000-05:00I think we probably both have the same reservation...I think we probably both have the same reservations about the catholic church. My husband's family is super Catholic, and it's hard for me to relate to that. I've only gone to mass a few times--for weddings--and I just try to remember that I don't have to do all of their rituals. I just have to stand there and get it over with. I think you should be commended for keeping quiet in the car ride. I would have undoubtedly said something smart. Lol.melancholic smirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550903709701673993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-37643662597917174172008-10-14T19:47:00.000-05:002008-10-14T19:47:00.000-05:00i went to Luthern church in Eden Prairie (a funera...i went to Luthern church in Eden Prairie (a funeral). it was exactly the same at catholic church. communion and the peace thing.ikke ikkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464219632020375560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-28151721622695573012008-10-14T15:54:00.000-05:002008-10-14T15:54:00.000-05:00I really feel like it's just unnecessary for peopl...I really feel like it's just unnecessary for people to make such a big deal out of things. And I <I>really</I> hate it when people accuse me of not being "supportive" of someone else. I call B.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-76240008714616972162008-10-14T12:51:00.000-05:002008-10-14T12:51:00.000-05:00I've been there too. I always feel so uncomfortabl...I've been there too. I always feel so uncomfortable and out of place during Mass. I started making excuses for missing Mass when my friend's kids were getting baptized, and I'd just meet them at the party later. I couldn't handle the discomfort at all. <BR/><BR/>I think you handled the GF conversation much better than I would have. I would have ended up making everyone feel awkward, because I would have pointed out how they were making things awkward. I'm charming like that.Denorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192830024562634469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8347253.post-91507345224701861132008-10-14T09:49:00.000-05:002008-10-14T09:49:00.000-05:00Wow. Just wow on the mass thing. There was a scene...Wow. Just wow on the mass thing. There was a scene in Mad Men a few weeks ago where one of the characters can't take communion and she's just sitting there all uncomfortably. Your post reminded me of it.<BR/><BR/>Re the gluten thing, that's uncomfortable. I am an alcoholic, and a lot of times people think this means they cannot drink around me, and this kind of makes me feel uncomfortable when I wouldn't be otherwise. I am not sure why people have to call attention to difference as if this is a way of proving that they are "OK" with it. It is much easier to just go on with your life as if you don't even know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com