Comments on: When Saw We Thee An Awkward Preteen?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:25:05 +0000

Kristine, I actually got a little teary reading this. I know just a smidgen of what you’ve been through and I know it hasn’t been easy. I’m in Primary now in our ward and we’re just getting scouting going. It’s an inner-city ward and I am so excited because the boys in our ward really do need a little extra something. The people they called to be scoutmasters are awesome so I have great hopes.

By: SarahH

SarahH — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:50:12 +0000

this was sent to me as a fwd in an email and has made my day. I hope I can work this story into a YW lesson. Thanks So Much for sharing

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:08:24 +0000

This is really touching and beautiful, Kristine. I forwarded it to Troy, who read it at his Scout committee meeting last night.

By: Brent

Brent — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:56:10 +0000

We have Maggie–a female version of Peter, and she is just as talented with boxes and duck tape. As my wife and I read your post today we were both bathed in tears. Maggie went to girls camp for the first time this summer and we will be forever grateful for those Young Women’s Leaders who encircled her in arms of love. We have forwarded your post on to those leaders–and to our Stake Young Men’s leaders. Thank you!!

By: ZD Eve

ZD Eve — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:44:31 +0000

As janeannechovy already said awhile up, almost thou persuadest me to endorse the BSA, Kristine.

Beautiful post.

By: amri

amri — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:13:39 +0000

Or you can be satisfied that if you wrote it once, then I got it. You don’t think I’m funny. Really, I got it.

Don’t put this stuff on Kristine’s thread though.

By: Steve Evans

Steve Evans — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:57:27 +0000

It is funny Ponty. Hilarious, even. May I suggest that this is a threadjack? You (and roseannah) may feel free to continue in this vein back on Amri’s thread.

By: Ponty Ficator

Ponty Ficator — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:53:26 +0000

I also think it’s funny that on this blog in the fast few weeks there have been a couple posts about not judging appearances/not laughing at differences “Kids can be A-holes; don’t mock my little brother…Don’t mock my awkward preteen”, yet when it’s an “other”–it’s okay to laugh and brush it off with “We’re not talking about the Holocaust (way to invoke Godwin’s Law.”

Either it’s okay to laugh at people with differences or it’s not. Whether it’s a mustache, a limp, a lisp, dark skin, Asperger’s, social awkwardness–let’s laugh at all of them and just get over it already, or let’s not laugh.

I just think these posts lately have all been weird.

By: Ron E.

Ron E. — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:24:35 +0000

We have a “Peter” he’s 33 years old and has a life of his own. My wife and I know what your going through, sometimes you get the great scout leaders and sometimes you don’t. Even in the church you get those that walk away when your loved one approaches, such is life. Remember when the apostles asked the Savior who did sin that this boy was born blind, he or his parents? The Savior replied, neither, but that the glory of God would be made manifest. HOW? The blind boy would go out and do some great thing? Glory of God made manifest, YES. The boy shows how God made him see again, the glory of God made manifest, YES. How we as brothers and sisters treat that blind person, or cancer ridden patient,or mentally ill patient, or homeless person, do we manifest the glory of God in our actions? IF WE DO IT HIS WAY, YES, YES and YES again. Our son will never be well, like before, but we have him for the eternities. Thank God

By: danithew

danithew — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:10:44 +0000

Thanks for sharing this with us. It was very touching.