tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634946583244453841.post3404916861142421613..comments2023-06-05T11:26:50.266-04:00Comments on Saisquoi?: Breaking Up Is Hard To DoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06407370254691153441noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634946583244453841.post-28553075091275719812012-07-06T16:48:07.305-04:002012-07-06T16:48:07.305-04:00Sigh... unfortunately, btdt. Our small town church...Sigh... unfortunately, btdt. Our small town church was originally very welcoming, until they discovered that the beautiful blue eyed sprite we adopted was not, in fact, a young toddler, but a tiny nearly 5 y/o with special needs. After insisting he not be left in the nursery, or the supply closet (with a capable young teen, but, no), we were asked to not bring him back to Sunday School. We have found a new church home, one that surfs his intensity with ease. It can be done. It took us 3 years, though, and the decision that a new church home would be about the best fit for him, not necessarily for us.Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4634946583244453841.post-4721330494252503052012-07-05T17:53:30.270-04:002012-07-05T17:53:30.270-04:00I am most emphatically NOT a churchgoer (that is p...I am most emphatically NOT a churchgoer (that is putting it mildly) so I am probably not the best person to comment on the issue....but I've never understood why so many churches take the whole old-school "children should be seen and not heard" saying to such an extreme. Especially given the whole "go forth and multiply!" thing (which, in some places, really translates into an EXPECTATION of a large family!) In my view, a place that is not welcoming of my whole family is not a place I care to be. Yes, obviously, one tries to teach their toddler how to behave appropriately in public...but come on. At two and three years old, there's only so much you can expect!Sarahhttp://librarysarie.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com