Comments on: Hallowed Be Thy Name http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/ After decades of urban sophistication, career hopping, and ambitious cocktail swilling, I traded it all for 11th hour parenthood. Apparently you can't just hand in your 2 weeks' notice for this one and there is no vacation.. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: purplejake http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6496 purplejake Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:30:19 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6496 Ha ha ha - he looks like a cross between Mulder from the X Files and Dr Dreamy from Gray's Anatomy!!! Could his trousers BE any tighter???!!! Ha ha ha – he looks like a cross between Mulder from the X Files and Dr Dreamy from Gray’s Anatomy!!! Could his trousers BE any tighter???!!!

]]> By: Iota http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6361 Iota Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:36:21 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6361 I think you should have told that woman "Excuse me, but where I come from, Shakespeare IS God". I think you should have told that woman “Excuse me, but where I come from, Shakespeare IS God”.

]]> By: Kit http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6301 Kit Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:20:30 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6301 I'm American and religious (ish? I constantly offend my own religious colleagues so maybe I'm just a general heretic), and I agree. Also I have a sneaking suspicion that you live where I have a lot of family and spent a lot of years living so I think I know the exact church you refer to.... I’m American and religious (ish? I constantly offend my own religious colleagues so maybe I’m just a general heretic), and I agree. Also I have a sneaking suspicion that you live where I have a lot of family and spent a lot of years living so I think I know the exact church you refer to….

]]> By: Wife of Bold http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6297 Wife of Bold Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:29:09 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6297 So funny ans so true, i think every church these days is a little too hard core and if they aren't including decent songs it's just plain torture. I loved "shine jesus shine" as a kid but they never seem to sing it anymore and the liturgy is far too short for the kids, only 15 minutes in exchange for 45 minutes of sheer boredom - i'm going to hell aren't I? So funny ans so true, i think every church these days is a little too hard core and if they aren’t including decent songs it’s just plain torture. I loved “shine jesus shine” as a kid but they never seem to sing it anymore and the liturgy is far too short for the kids, only 15 minutes in exchange for 45 minutes of sheer boredom – i’m going to hell aren’t I?

]]> By: Rebel Mother http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6289 Rebel Mother Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:02:55 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6289 I love Gospel music. Fabulous. You dont want too much of that Bible bashing stuff though. I went through that as a child, and ended up rebelling ten fold. Still rebelling now! As long as you're happy and 5's happy. No worries. RMxx I love Gospel music. Fabulous.

You dont want too much of that Bible bashing stuff though. I went through that as a child, and ended up rebelling ten fold. Still rebelling now!

As long as you’re happy and 5’s happy. No worries.

RMxx

]]> By: Jessica K http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6284 Jessica K Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:39:18 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6284 I love 5s comment about God and the whole paramedic situation. She has hit the whole religious doubt thing on the head - does it make it better? How much better? Is that guaranteed? I dont think they do vicars in America. And my kids religious education consists of watching The Life of Brian, so I am doomed. I love 5s comment about God and the whole paramedic situation. She has hit the whole religious doubt thing on the head – does it make it better? How much better? Is that guaranteed?
I dont think they do vicars in America. And my kids religious education consists of watching The Life of Brian, so I am doomed.

]]> By: Expat Mum http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6258 Expat Mum Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:34:41 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6258 It seems over here that you can't really just dip your toe in, it's all or nothing. None of that showing up once a week for mass (RC) and then buggering off. Here, they want you to get involved - so I don't. The Queenager however, has taken to going to mass on her own (guilty, moi?) so I went along a few months ago to show her how to find the songs and the prayers in the various books. Trouble was, all the hymns have changed. Not a "Praise my Soul" or a "Oh God our Help" to be heard. I was completely adrift so I'm not going back! It seems over here that you can’t really just dip your toe in, it’s all or nothing. None of that showing up once a week for mass (RC) and then buggering off. Here, they want you to get involved – so I don’t. The Queenager however, has taken to going to mass on her own (guilty, moi?) so I went along a few months ago to show her how to find the songs and the prayers in the various books. Trouble was, all the hymns have changed. Not a “Praise my Soul” or a “Oh God our Help” to be heard. I was completely adrift so I’m not going back!

]]> By: nappyvalleygirl http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6256 nappyvalleygirl Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:59:21 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6256 Oh wow. I am not really a churchgoer, being more of the Richard Dawkins persuasion, but I do like some hymns and carols at Christmas - I guess because it reminds of times singing these at school. So I think it's great to expose them to some of it, particularly the music, but when it comes to songs about Satan and fire and brimstone bible readings, that's going a bit far. My sons' nursery gave them a book of Noah's Ark last Christmas which is the King James biblical version, and I just can't bring myself to read it to them so I paraphrase it with 'And Noah told all the lovely animals to go into the ark two by two...'. Oh wow. I am not really a churchgoer, being more of the Richard Dawkins persuasion, but I do like some hymns and carols at Christmas – I guess because it reminds of times singing these at school. So I think it’s great to expose them to some of it, particularly the music, but when it comes to songs about Satan and fire and brimstone bible readings, that’s going a bit far. My sons’ nursery gave them a book of Noah’s Ark last Christmas which is the King James biblical version, and I just can’t bring myself to read it to them so I paraphrase it with ‘And Noah told all the lovely animals to go into the ark two by two…’.

]]> By: TheMadHouse http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6254 TheMadHouse Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:21:52 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6254 Oh my - I remember church as nothing like that. I wwnt to a church school, but didnt have the voice for the choir (althoug my bro was will 14), I used to love the hymms, but they were all things like Autumn Day and the Grass is jewelled and Climbing Jesus ladder. American Religion scared me ridgit. Look at califormia and the Gay marriage stuff. It seems that it is an all or nothing kind of place!! Oh my – I remember church as nothing like that. I wwnt to a church school, but didnt have the voice for the choir (althoug my bro was will 14), I used to love the hymms, but they were all things like Autumn Day and the Grass is jewelled and Climbing Jesus ladder. American Religion scared me ridgit. Look at califormia and the Gay marriage stuff. It seems that it is an all or nothing kind of place!!

]]> By: Potty Mummy http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/2009/10/14/hallowed-be-thy-name/comment-page-1/#comment-6252 Potty Mummy Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:05:27 +0000 http://motherhoodthefinalfrontier.com/?p=1559#comment-6252 That's. FANTASTIC!!! God (! - get the ironic reference?), I wish I could see that. Have to admit you would probably need to put me in restraints to stop me beating that silly old woman dissing Shakespeare about the head with a compilation of his collected works, but still, hilarious. And I totally sympathise with your wish to get the kids involved without their actually understanding what they're spouting - and I say this as a (barely) practicing Catholic, currently questioning whether I want to put my boys through all this. That’s. FANTASTIC!!! God (! – get the ironic reference?), I wish I could see that. Have to admit you would probably need to put me in restraints to stop me beating that silly old woman dissing Shakespeare about the head with a compilation of his collected works, but still, hilarious. And I totally sympathise with your wish to get the kids involved without their actually understanding what they’re spouting – and I say this as a (barely) practicing Catholic, currently questioning whether I want to put my boys through all this.

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