A Little Quiz Regarding Kids and Church
Kristen's mom has been out visiting for the past four days, which meant Kris and I got to go to Mass sans kids this morning. It was lovely to be able to reflect on (heck, just listen to!) the readings, the homily, to immerse ourselves in the magnificent prayer of the liturgy … But as other people's children squawked, giggled, thumped and cried out, during the service, I couldn't help thinking about our kids, missing them, and even wishing they were there with us!
Now the quiz. Was this:
a. Indomitable parental love
b. Short term memory loss
c. Stockholm Syndrome
Now the quiz. Was this:
a. Indomitable parental love
b. Short term memory loss
c. Stockholm Syndrome
posted by Ernesto at 1:07 PM
3 Comments:
d. Phantom limb syndrome.
I'm sorry. I just tossed that off and now it seems a little sick. (Note I didn't delete it.) Speaking as a three-time dad who just sent a son off to college, it really does seem like losing a limb. Although, in the case of a teenaged son, it's like losing a limb that stopped paying much attention to you a couple of years earlier.
Hmmm...not sure what the answer is. Perhaps a combination of the three. What ran through my head while sitting amongst the small, squirming children was, "where are these kids all the other Sundays to make ours look quiet and composed?"
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