tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post5301957928420539696..comments2024-03-11T00:26:35.303-07:00Comments on The Many Banes of My Existence by Alexis: Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, or does he?AlexisARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-52754293841160511082013-06-24T19:55:58.101-07:002013-06-24T19:55:58.101-07:00Wow! Well...that is quite the story. Sorry to hear...Wow! Well...that is quite the story. Sorry to hear all of that. I know when I was 17, dude drama was everywhere, but I didn't have to deal with any crazy families (for the most part.) And as far as I can tell, you have your stuff together, he doesn't, and its probably better for you to move onto someone who does :)Rachel Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196448544917190251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-38934939494505104292013-06-21T16:54:44.995-07:002013-06-21T16:54:44.995-07:00It's funny. Back in the day, as in the year 20...It's funny. Back in the day, as in the year 2000, I went to a Presbyterian Vacation Bible School with a friend even though my family is Catholic. We sang, "Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam" there. Since then, the song seems primarily to be associated with the LDS church. I know nothing about the song's origin. Perhaps it was originally LDS and the Protestants co-opted it for their own use. ("Come, Come, Ye Saints" is in some Protestant hymnals with slightly modified words.) Then again, maybe the Mormons stole it and pretended it was their own all along, sort of like they did with "A Mighty Fortress" and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." If the MoTab records or performs a song, it therefore belongs to the Mormons.<br /><br />My dad used to own a copy of , "The Children Sing," which was the forerunner of "Sing with Me," which was in turn the forerunner of "Children's Songs for the Church of Jesus christ of Latter-Day Saints." I haven't seen it since we relocated from the Sacramento suburbs to the central coast of California. I'd like to see if the sunbeam song was in that edition of the LDS children's songbook. In any event, i must research this issue.<br /><br />For the record, I would have voted with you on the t-shirts. My exmo uncle, who generally wouldn't put a bumper sticker of any kind on his car, found one he liked so much that he bought it and put it on. It 's extra-long and says "Maybe Jesus DOESN'T want you for a sunbeam. Did you ever think about it?"AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-72594868189295945522013-06-21T11:43:03.562-07:002013-06-21T11:43:03.562-07:00Jared was my boyfriend before I was considered old...Jared was my boyfriend before I was considered old enough by my parents to have a boyfriend. I think my parents finally gave in when I was 17 1/2. Our relationship was smooth if not terribly intense until thestatus became more official, and even thenit never went close to past first base, and it was a cheap single at best. Then his father went all uber-Mormon on him and said he could not date me because I was not LDS. Jared went out with another girl the next night. Jared's father, after several nights of sleeping on the sofa in the den, gave in, but Jared had to earn his way back into my good graces. It wasn't his fault that his father forced him to break it off, but he didn't have to go out with another girl the very next night.<br /><br />The whole LDS mission thing has been most troublesome to Jared. He really didn't want to go but knew it was expected of him, especially by his father. His mom had a brother who went on one and experienced mental health problems and has never 100% recovered, so she was on the fence in regard to the mission. <br /><br />Then the church announced in October that the minimum age for misssions for males was to be lowered from 19 to 18. The pressure was really on at that point. Since Jared was mid-semester in college, even his father agreed that it would be stupid to leave before completing a semester that had been paid for. Jared said he would submit papers in late spring so he would be presumably be asked to report around his 19th birthday as originally planned.<br /><br />Jared decided he really didn't want to go on a mission but didn't have the nerve to say that to his father. He submitted his papers, but was going to take a wait-and-see approach in terms of where he was to be sent. Then, one night, in a act of bravery or desperation or however one chooses to view it, he went to a tattoo parlour and had my name tattooed onto his bicep in bold letters. Mormons are forbidden from having tattoos. The action would not get him excommunicated from the LDS church, but it would effectively exclude him from serving a mission. I believe a guy who joined the church after getting a tattoo would still be allowed to serve a mission if the tattoo could be hidden by ordinary clothing, but an active LDS church member who went out and got himself decorated wouldn't have a prayer of getting the OK to go, which was Jared's intent. <br /><br />The fact that he chose my name had very little to do with anything. It was probably the first thing that popped into his head. <br /><br />Since then, Jared and his father haven't spoken, and it's been something like six weeks. His father threatened not to pay his tuition, but his mother handles the family finances, and she said Jared's tuition and college living expenses WILL be paid. His father spent several nights on the sofa for this as well, but eventually things worked out to some degree, although Jared is still avoiding his father, although I'm not sure why.<br /><br />I'm angry with him at the moment because several nights ago we had a date that had been confirmed on the morning of the date, and he did a complete no-show with no call or text either in advance or afterward. I understand that he's going through a tumultuous time in his life, but so so is everyone in some way. I don't wish to be the object or the recipient of his tumult. Once he gets his act thoroughly together, he can call me if he so desires and we can have a civilized discussion about whether or not any sort of relationship is in the cards. Until then, he is persona non grata as far as I am concerned even if he does have my name tattooed on his bicep.<br /><br />The whole matter is complicated by his being a very good friend of my twin brother and a nephew of my honorary aunt and uncle, to whom I refer as my pseudoaunt and pseudouncle.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-58558064896003506752013-06-21T08:54:17.918-07:002013-06-21T08:54:17.918-07:00Since I'm a new reader...I'm curious as to...Since I'm a new reader...I'm curious as to who Jared is and what his social hiccup was! :)Rachel Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18196448544917190251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-22068487422454853712013-06-21T07:38:29.156-07:002013-06-21T07:38:29.156-07:00Good luck in Happy Valley. When a group of us went...Good luck in Happy Valley. When a group of us went to see the Book of Mormon on Broadway a couple of years ago, I wanted our tee-shirts to say "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam," but I was outvoted. We ended up with "Ban Mormon Marriage" with an image of a man and several wives. :)Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-41493606578316761562013-06-21T04:57:34.751-07:002013-06-21T04:57:34.751-07:00My husband's ex wife changes names at the drop...My husband's ex wife changes names at the drop of a hat. She's had several last names owing to marriages and every time she gets a divorce and remarries, she attempts to change her kids' names. It's the kind of think personality disordered people do to be hurtful to family members. My husband's daughters changed their names when the younger one turned 18. I figure if they're proper LDS girls, they'll change them anyway when they marry. And then again when they inevitably divorce, too. Seems like a big waste of money, unless of course they got adopted. I almost hope they did. I'd rather not be related to them legally or otherwise.<br /><br />I don't think $8 an hour is out of line for babysitting, considering how many kids you were watching. Sounds like they were well-behaved, at least.<br /><br />Have fun in Utah!knottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127277724751832329noreply@blogger.com