tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post6597161363623966838..comments2023-03-22T02:43:14.121-07:00Comments on Plumbed Down: Pastor's Kids Can Smell Hypocrisy A Denomination AwayPlumbeddownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05922056608873107130noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-81088314462212230242013-01-27T11:23:00.072-08:002013-01-27T11:23:00.072-08:00Yeah I remember you. More for the pictures on the...Yeah I remember you. More for the pictures on the wall, than from real life. We accidentally got snowed in with your parents for a whole week, and I got to know your house really well. I have a lot of respect for your parents. <br /><br />And make sure your husband gets many vacations. Middle school in an affluent area is difficult enough, but in poverty areas or inner cities...mental breakdowns are so easy to be had...As a student at LCS, I nearly had a breakdown (they did not like my surname there). <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. Plumbeddownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922056608873107130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-28234721659766147042013-01-27T10:13:40.027-08:002013-01-27T10:13:40.027-08:00Hi Chris, I stopped by to read your story about Li...Hi Chris, I stopped by to read your story about Lily (fantastic testimony of life and love) and started poking around. My maiden name was Theresa Johnson (Jack and Ruth's daughter) and I knew your family at Laurel. You probably won't remember me as I'm quite a bit older than you. Dwight and Joan Basom lived in the parsonage with my folks and I lived there at the same time. I'm sad to hear he passed but glad your family could be with him. My Hubby teaches jr high in the inner city. Great post and I think you quite accurately described the inside of a church split like a nasty divorce. Obviously God has used these experiences as a Romans 8:28+ thing in your life. (and had to chuckle at what you wrote under the LCS emblem!)Theresa Lindamoodhttp://forgetmenotsdesign.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-72962021588955299242013-01-16T13:49:14.238-08:002013-01-16T13:49:14.238-08:00Yeah, I have some friends who teach at private sch...Yeah, I have some friends who teach at private schools, and while their behavior problems aren't as obvious, the kids can be snarky and mean spirited towards teachers and other "lesser" students. At least in a poverty district the kids don't mock each other's clothes or hair styles (unless they are really bad). <br /><br />Budget cuts are horrible. I've been hired and laid off four different times by the same district. Is it me? Or is it the lack of money? Plumbeddownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922056608873107130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-47265534404158219762013-01-14T13:03:09.637-08:002013-01-14T13:03:09.637-08:00Stopping by for the first time! Very well said. ...Stopping by for the first time! Very well said. Those that are called to help people, have a much broader insight into the human dynamic, and you, even more so, growing up as a PK. Your public/private school comparison really rang true for me. I mostly have public school background, as I attended public schools my whole life, and grew up to teach in a low-income public school for four years, though budget cuts and layoffs landed me subbing this past school year. I mostly sub for a public school district, but I did have the opportunity to sub at a private school, and you are absolutely right! Those kids have mad respect for authority! They were the easiest to sub by far! And then I remember stories my fiancé told me about his upbringing in private schools and how horrible the other kids were. I was laughing out loud while reading that part in your blog. That dichotomy is hilarious to me! Ericamoshttp://www.yeahimanerd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-59975991266310689482013-01-13T15:46:35.929-08:002013-01-13T15:46:35.929-08:00Yeah, any kind of ministry is a stressful calling,...Yeah, any kind of ministry is a stressful calling, however, the fact that our parents could do these works and also parent successfully, means there was a lot of truth to what they were preaching, so to say. Hopefully my children will experience that balance as well. Plumbeddownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922056608873107130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-51900443421467011352013-01-12T18:32:32.301-08:002013-01-12T18:32:32.301-08:00Great blog, Chris! The story of my parent's pa...Great blog, Chris! The story of my parent's parenting and all of my sibling's experiences growing up are almost the same with a few minor differences. It truly is rare for PK's to end up well off spiritually. We are so blessed.<br />emmyg08@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197773308039837641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-29242700310387306712013-01-11T19:06:42.780-08:002013-01-11T19:06:42.780-08:00Yeah, the church overall owes a lot of people an a...Yeah, the church overall owes a lot of people an apology. It's really sad when multiple, multiple people i know under 40 have been hurt or ignored by the church. I'm sorry nobody was there for you. But I'm glad you are strong now in your faith. <br /><br />^This lady has a fantastic blog as well. Go check it out. Random and funny and with an original voice. http://thecatladysings.com/ Plumbeddownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922056608873107130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-70279388174194912742013-01-11T11:12:08.763-08:002013-01-11T11:12:08.763-08:00Wow, thanks for a view from the inside, so to spea...Wow, thanks for a view from the inside, so to speak. Sounds like you had a wonderful dad. I have my issues with the church, but my relationship with God is stronger than ever. We are not perfect, and I take everything on a case-by-case basis now, trying to love everyone through their maladies and strife. Going through hell myself, with little support from the church, made me stronger, and that has been a blessing - teaching me to rely on my faith, on God, not on the people who often mess up and hurt people, even with good intentions.Natalie DeYounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906680301422288990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-50594400695873875122013-01-11T06:38:38.575-08:002013-01-11T06:38:38.575-08:00"moral high ground and their high ground is r..."moral high ground and their high ground is really just a hill of quick sand."--good line. Yes, hypocrisy is everywhere. When performance is valued over ethics, $#!+ happens. And America is a performance based country. Plumbeddownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922056608873107130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-70560745900678756162013-01-11T05:53:31.061-08:002013-01-11T05:53:31.061-08:00Fantastic blog. Honest and uplifting. Fantastic blog. Honest and uplifting. Natalie Dinsfriendhttp://nataliedinsfriend.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552170607010033527.post-26934247636494081592013-01-11T05:16:00.339-08:002013-01-11T05:16:00.339-08:00Thanks Chris for talking about one subject I just ...Thanks Chris for talking about one subject I just can't bring myself to try. I greatly appreciate your candor and personal experience.<br /><br />I've lost much of my faith in organized anything, including religion. That's not to say I don't believe in God, I've seen what He's (she and/or it, whatever you prefer) done in my own life. <br /><br />I do see hypocrisy, although it's not limited to religion. What frustrates me are the folks that claim moral high ground and their high ground is really just a hill of quick sand. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892957099696412869noreply@blogger.com