Zoe ,'Bushwhacked'
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I'm really resisting making any comparisons to b.org and b'cracy here.
The UCC mucky muck who came to speak to our congregation said the Congregational Church government is pretty much the forerunner of the Democratic party. I see no reason to disbelieve him.
Most are, yep. I was raised Congregational Protestant and love my church like I cannot even tell you. It was incredibly difficult for me to admit that I didn't believe in the Jesus story and therefore couldn't be Christian anymore. I loved that community and everything they stood for. Stupid principles making me leave a church I loved because I didn't believe in its faith.
The congregation I grew up in (Presbyterian) invented a status where you are "Friend" of the church rather than a "Member" when a couple of kids got through confirmation class and said "I love you all but I just don't believe this". I found this to be deeply awesome. No one had to leave, no one had to lie. Kathleen (and then in subsequent kids in subsequent years) stood up and declared themselves a friend of the church while the rest of her friends were confirmed.
I tend to be a hugger, somewhat.
Well, like I said, I love hugging people who I actually know. It's just when Hairy Dude Who I Met For The First Time EVER 3 Hours Ago tells me, "We all hug here!" and then grabs me, I want to just go all limp and boneless and drop to the floor in a heap.
Oh no Aimee. I knew what you were going to say even before the whitefont...Stress! The cause and the effect. So sorry. Signed your sister in cystitis.
I've been drinking 4 oz of 100% cran in a half gallon of water each day and it is really been helping.
May the stress end soon.
My 'no hug' stance is a smile a stiff arm and a firm hand in the chest. "Thank you for your greeting."
Thanks Beej. I've been mainlining the AZO cranberry pills as I HATE cranberry juice.
Also I'm finding that Nutty Bars help.
I've got the AZO yeast stuff, but haven't got the cran pills. Should give them a try.
Also I'm finding that Nutty Bars help.
They're good for what ails you.
(Did I spell that right? Looks so wrong.)
They're good for what ails you.
My dad says that all the time. Along with, "It'll put hair on your chest."
My 'no hug' stance is a smile a stiff arm and a firm hand in the chest. "Thank you for your greeting."
This works. And is better than my suggestion, which would be to quote Wednesday Addams from the movie Addams Family Values: "We don't hug. We're contagious".
Or in Jilli's case, a well-placed parasol.