Comments on: The Prodigal

By: Margaret Young

Margaret Young — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:38:27 +0000

Thanks all! I think this conversation has had its run. I’ll close it up–or have one of the other permas do it.

By: Peter LLC

Peter LLC — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:53:12 +0000

It seems to me that you are projecting your feelings on to Margaret’s son.

Agnes, it’s painfully clear to this community that you are projecting your family issues onto innocent others.

Who needs a shrink when you’ve got teh BCC?

By: Scott B.

Scott B. — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:49:02 +0000

Agnes, if you’ve got more smack like the irony meter comment, you’ll always be welcome in my house.

By: EmilyCC

EmilyCC — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:07:46 +0000

Beautiful, Margaret! As I get older, I have been impressed with how many parents watch their children make choices they don’t approve of and still embody the spirit of the father in the Prodigal Son parable.

I hope I’ll be able to do the same.

By: Margaret Young

Margaret Young — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:02:52 +0000

#100–Wonderful to see your sense of humor, Agnes–and you have a clever wit. And seriously, I did notice your excellent (American style) punctuation. All of us have some hard-to-forgive things in our past (fyi–my son and I have long since moved beyond that and are great friends–the anguish I referenced is in the distant past), and we find that humor often gets us through the toughest moments. If you can keep bringing that humor and leave the accusations in that big hole in the floor, we’d love to see you at BCC.

By: Kathryn Soper

Kathryn Soper — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:14:52 +0000

Ardis, you said: None of his examples are illustrations of “spiritual sickness” — they’re all given equal weight in the list.

I agree with your second point, but not your first. It seems to me that all the items on the list are given as examples of spiritual sickness (and depression isn’t the only item that ruffled my feathers). But if S. Faux didn’t suggest them as such, then the faux pas is mine.

By: agnes

agnes — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:18:57 +0000

Sorry about the misspelling, and of one of my most favorite orders! No excuse. Of course ‘ptera’, wing, duh. Plus, I cannot afford any more irony meters; this last one not only melted down, but left a big hole in the nice wood floor.

By: Tracy M

Tracy M — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:44:36 +0000

Agnes, it’s painfully clear to this community that you are projecting your family issues onto innocent others. The remarks you are parroting are not, and were never intended, to be read/taken/interpreted/assimilated/choked on the way you have.

You are correct in one observation- Margaret is widely respected in not just these circles, but in the vast world beyond as well. It would behoove you to learn- or perhaps observe- a little before you go casting giant stones.

There are many of us who understand being hurt by a parent- and for as many reasons as there are people. But don’t come p**s in the sandbox and then wonder why no one wants to play with you.

Be nice, or leave.

By: Scott B.

Scott B. — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:06:11 +0000

Agnes,
It’s not often that I get to flex my massive insect classification muscles, so I will not casually sit by and let you make a mockery of the mayflies and their nymph young. It’s ephemeroptera, not ephemerata! Or are you just teasing us now?

By: agnes

agnes — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:57:07 +0000

OK, due to popular demand (that’s you, Steve Evans, and Tracy M, though feel free to swat ho (I’ve always had a special fondness for order ephemerata, esp. the more slow moving ones).