..."Where you and I disagree is what do you do with this information? I subscribe very much to "when in Rome do as the Romans". So where we live in the heart of the belly of Mormon culture, I think it's destructive and not beneficial to "rock the boat." Exhibit A (and all the evidence you should need) is the fact that your poor sweet wife was in tears at the end of that conversation we alll were having about the church on our family vacation/reunion.
Exhibit B: you going on about Book of Mormon Origins of the Nephites and lamanites as Branden was sitting right there. At his age (18 almost 19), the church gave me so much strength and support. Branden is at a crossroads. Going on a mission I think could be very good for him. You certainly could argue that point, but still, I don't think that's the correct audience to bring up these kind of things. Why not keep these things to yourself except with those who can handle it.
Again, just because you know the truth doesn't mean you need to tell someone else who does not know that truth. Example: a 10-year-old does not need a ruin it for the six-year-old that there's no Santa Claus. Let them be. It should be enough that you know the truth and if you find other like-minded people then by all means talk with them.
I want to point out that through the years, I've been on both sides of the spectrum when it comes to our church. At a young age I had a very strong testimony.
Throughout my twenties I was very anti, very bitter, very depressed and did not believe in anything. The past 15-20 years, I've been more in the center of the aisle and away from the extremes.
I feel like I've evolved to a very good place. I do have a strong testimony of the church, though it may not be a traditional or conventional testimony. This church had been a force for good in my life. I don't care about the truthfulness of doctrines or stories in the scriptures. All I care about is that it makes me feel good and happy and I have joy. Quite frankly it saved my life on more than one occasion.
I love being at church with my family. I love sitting in the pews and singing the songs. I love associating with some of the best people on earth. Even if I think they believe in some things that are not completely true or historically accurate, they are still wonderful and good people. What is crazy is that I think their wondrous and goodness comes from believing in things that can be argued are not "true" in a historical or scientific manner.
It's
... keep reading on reddit ➡Me and my husband have been trying to get pregnant for 8 months and when we finally got pregnant we were elated. At first I didn't believe it but all the tests came back positive. We told all our close family on Christmas day but found out we miscarried on boxing day at the hospital. I had complications from the miscarriage so was sent back to A&E the following day with chest pain, agnosing contractions and difficulty breathing, we found out that Wednesday I developed endometritis from the miscarriage and I've only just started getting better recently after 2 courses of antibiotics and almost 2 weeks of bedrest.
we told family we had a miscarried on boxing day and everyone was empathetic. On the Tuesday they popped over and my mum gave me a wishbone and Nan gave me a photo of me and my SO on Christmas. That was the last I heard of them until the following week after my husband started work. My Mum and Nan visited on the 6th of January and mentioned how the lawns were overgrown so I told them it wasn't a priority and how Me and my SO are still grieving, they didn't seem to care and just said he should do them regardless.
I told my Mum I'd like her to visit or keep in contact with me daily and she agreed. She barely visits or checks in and so I ask her why she hasn't visited or called, her reasons are sorry I was to busy clothes shopping or someone has popped over to visit her and sometimes she completely forgets and says I have to remind her.
Today she visited and I mentioned to her how I didn't feel supported or feel like a priority to her and she said she didn't realize how much this miscarriage effected me, I let it rip because she knew I wanted support from previous conversations and asked how she would feel if it happened to her because when she visits me she always make it about herself.
She said she'll make a effort but she's been insensitive and MIA since then.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
They’re on standbi
Buenosdillas
Pilot on me!!
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
When I got home, they were still there.
I won't be doing that today!
You take away their little brooms
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
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It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Bob
So that I could frequently say, "I am going to walk 5 miles now."
Edit: My most popular post on Reddit! 😀 Thank you for the awards.
Just to clarify, 12345678
Me grabbing a soda from my (what I thought was) half full 12pk...
Notices there's only 2;
Me: "Awe man... This is a damn bird box!" Her: "What the hell does that mean?!" Me: (Pulls both cans out & shows them to her) "It's only got Toucans."
I'm not ashamed to admit the look on her face was glorious.
I was just sitting there doing nothing.
“BOOM”?!
"That's what they're fighting about."
