Posted on 10/16/2012 3:41:28 PM PDT by tellw
Despite whatever good he has done with the movie 2016, Dinesh D’Souza has a history of back stabbing and slandering conservatives, very much like the odious fraud David Frum.
I’m not sorry to see him in a heap of trouble of his own making. 2016 will do fine on its own, and D’Souza certainly shouldn’t be hero worshipped by the Right.
“And here come the Freepers immediately turning South on a conservative.”
I’ve got news for you...Dinesh D’Souza has his own history of turning on conservatives. What goes around comes around.
Best to you and your spouse.
Just out of curiosity, is the marriage fatigue mutual, or just one of you with unmet expectations?
It is an accumulation of unproductive habits of interaction for both of us.
Thanks, Steve. I appreciate your prayers, and I’ll include your family in mine.
As to your being surprised ... I decided to be honest instead of keeping the mask up, for once.
Wheaton’s demographics have changed a bit since your time. The neighborhood around Moody’s used to be quite dicey, but it’s one of the most desirable in the City today. Given that Cook County is America’s North Korea, Moody’s has likely made some difference, but if the Devil had a playground it would be here.
tjd,
Thanks a great deal for your reply. You said very succinctly what I would have mostly formulated for myself, but I wasn’t confident enough I knew what I was talking about to state it that way. Evangelicalism emphasizes trust in Christ rather than trust in the institutional church, salvation in him rather than in the institution, without abandoning the institution. Is this about right?
I’ve been using the statement “God ain’t got no grandchildren” for about 20 years now, so you rang my chimes with that statement.
Thanks very much for your considered response.
Like I said.
You are a woman after my own heart! I rationalize my box o’wine as cheap therapy. My husband can’t argue with that. Well, he could, but he tells the kids ‘if Mom’s not happy, then I’m not happy, and if I’m not happy, watch out.’ LOL
Another cheap source of therapy—sitting in church for several hours on Sunday afternoon/evening with the Blessed Sacrament and the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, which was at our parish Sunday/Monday. No hangover and the effects are still with me :)
That statue came to our church in Broken Arrow, OK, once. I remember going to the prayer vigil. My religious therapy around here is the Spanish Charismatic prayer group meetings - I get to one every couple of months, especially if there’s a visiting speaker or musician.
My mom asked me why I didn’t get a Valium prescription, or whatever’s the fashionable coping aid these days, and I said, “Why bother, when wine is so cheap?”
I thought D'Souza was Catholic.
He was, in childhood, but then became “nondenominational.” D’Souza is an old Portuguese name, dating back centuries in India, to the Goa colony.
I was never a fan of D’Souza, either, and this story just confirms my opinion of him - that he doesn’t always do what he himself preaches.
You and your brood are always in my prayers, but I'll toss in a little special sauce in my prayers now. My love and His Peace to you during these rough times.
Thank you very much! I’m remembering you and your shoulder, too!
It often appears that other couples are perfect and never have problems. But, the truth is, so many of us do. I have always been a faithful and devoted wife (18 years). I did have some suspicions about DH, though. And last year I discovered those suspicions were right. (Boy, were they right.) So I am done. However, I have met other wives who continue to work on their marriages. Some seem to be successful. The suspicion will always be there, though. I will say a prayer for you!
I don’t suspect my husband of infidelity, fortunately. I’m very sorry about your experience, and I wish you the best!
Well, that’s good! (I misunderstood your post.) Whew!
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