tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post8972846647999428067..comments2023-06-27T02:47:36.624-05:00Comments on Life in the Parsonage: Failure...Sarah@Life in the Parsonagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03129742817309651806noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-51499379932335253432009-02-23T11:03:00.000-06:002009-02-23T11:03:00.000-06:00I am one of those odd little personalities that ac...I am one of those odd little personalities that actually enjoy going to the dentist. The only smell is bath and body works, they are oober friendly about my bad teeth...hello, I'm buying him a boat with the amount of money my family is spending but most of all I am sure that his happy gas machine has had a leak for the past 4 years and I always walk away felling refreshed and giddy...not to mention incredibly hungry. I know I should probably mention something about that at the next appointment but I would hate to ruin it for everyone else :) Church on the other hand is something else...we have over 50 deacons which means we have over 50 deacons wives...i'm sorry, i only go to worship and fellowship, not find fault in everything and everybody.Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318428078131623237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-58027636502154607292009-02-23T09:37:00.000-06:002009-02-23T09:37:00.000-06:00i hate HATE going to the dentist....i'd rather go ...i hate HATE going to the dentist....i'd rather go for a yearly, or have another c-section!!<BR/><BR/>i'm like you the smells and sounds...ick! <BR/><BR/>I found a dentist that offers laughing gas....and gives me happy pills to take before I go...highly recommend this!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303188939513373104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-61202419372206260802009-02-22T16:27:00.000-06:002009-02-22T16:27:00.000-06:00I hate, hate, hate the dentist as well. I have a d...I hate, hate, hate the dentist as well. I have a dread big time of my 6 mo. check up. It is extremely unpleasant. and I am pondering your "ponder" i think that's a very interesting thought and i do think its true. <BR/><BR/>- Rachelle PWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-26971686678338605962009-02-20T08:32:00.000-06:002009-02-20T08:32:00.000-06:00Don't feel bad my friend, last time I left the den...Don't feel bad my friend, last time I left the dentist it was with a $110 toothbrush that I a) dont need b) could not really afford C) cant live without if it really cleans as good as they proclaim....<BR/><BR/>will let you know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-36599458879455035882009-02-20T05:26:00.000-06:002009-02-20T05:26:00.000-06:00Now honestly I'm all about going to the dentist an...Now honestly I'm all about going to the dentist and taking care of what the GOOD Lord has given me; both of my parents had dentures way too early. But why I'm really commenting is the thought your pondering was something worth pondering...how do we make others feel that walk through the church doors. If they haven't been there since June, haven't flossed with the Sword of the Spirit, or rinsed with repentance? Hmmmm.....<BR/><BR/>Lord may we become more like You and less like ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>YolandaYolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728042597055536307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-76883572791368870262009-02-19T15:49:00.000-06:002009-02-19T15:49:00.000-06:00WHOA--You got me with that last line! I think that...WHOA--You got me with that last line! I think that is how many feel exactly! Thank you for sharing that, Sarah!2nd Cup of Coffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05478944775613602625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-53824188899980579842009-02-19T11:52:00.000-06:002009-02-19T11:52:00.000-06:00I hate the dentist too, but I've been on a regular...I hate the dentist too, but I've been on a regular 6 month schedule for the last 3 years or so. I make the app't for the next time before I leave the office or I'd never call.<BR/>As much as I hate the dentist, I hate the Gyno even more! Haven't been there in about 5 years probably. I know, I know. Gotta do it soon!!!<BR/><BR/>"I think the way I feel about going to the dentist is the way many feel about going to church." Interesting statement. I'll have to think about that some more.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-30387159852568586092009-02-19T08:06:00.000-06:002009-02-19T08:06:00.000-06:00Great post once again. Last week, I canceled my de...Great post once again. Last week, I canceled my dentist appt for today's cleaning...I, of course, probably won't actually reschedule until I bring one of the kids in for a cleaning and remember to do it. <BR/><BR/>I'm not a flosser, until a week (or couple days) before person too.<BR/><BR/>On a side note. I posted on your Jake Yiddle Man post the other day. Guess what my 3 yr 7 mth old pulled out for breakfast today....uncooked oatmeal! He's never like cooked oatmeal and I never thought about just letting him have it the other way. he's in there eating it as I type. thanks Jake for the idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-85717687928748968462009-02-18T21:12:00.000-06:002009-02-18T21:12:00.000-06:00I don't mind going to the dentist even though as a...I don't mind going to the dentist even though as a child I cried and the dentist sent me home without treating me and I had to go to another dentist to have three teeth to have two teeth come down that were growing out of my gum. Because I did not floss, I now go to the dentist 3 times a year to have my teeth cleaned. If you can relax, the equipment they used is almost painless and no more spitting. The hyginest that works on me uses suction. I go away feeling that my teeth feel so much better and so clean! It is great! At 71 years old, I still have my teeth that God gave me. I like to go to church too. Arlona<BR/>P.S. The Bible says to know to do good and not to do it, it is sin.Arlona Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000308517126284358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-10804498219543985342009-02-18T19:14:00.000-06:002009-02-18T19:14:00.000-06:00Yep...Gyno...no problem...dentist BIG problem. Ba...Yep...Gyno...no problem...dentist BIG problem. Bad wisdom tooth extraction that ruined me. I called that dentist the Mouth Rapist. It was ugly. <BR/><BR/>:-( I am so sad by the last line. I am sad because I think you are probably right. I know there are days when staying in my pj's sounds better than going to church...or watching tv sounds easier than going to bible study...but I don't think I've ever had the 'dread' that I associate with going to the dentist. I am SURE that 'dread' about how they are not enough certainly is a reason some don't attend and that makes me sad. <BR/><BR/>I wonder though...when I leave the dentist I don't feel any better...but I ALWAYS feel better when I leave church. I am thinking that MOST people would feel better if they were leaving a church that 'fit'.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984725625661799884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-24776379082058922332009-02-18T19:03:00.000-06:002009-02-18T19:03:00.000-06:00OOps, forgot your main point! Ha! I think that if ...OOps, forgot your main point! Ha! I think that if church makes people feel the same way the dentist does.....somethings wrong with church. (Not with the people)<BR/>I do not should on people & I don't let anyone should on me anymore. :)Brenda Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842228644349167297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-17915324941931032012009-02-18T18:58:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:58:00.000-06:00Interesting post. . . Good thought to ponder.Interesting post. . . Good thought to ponder.creative galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766949406687926860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-27453610811123071862009-02-18T18:57:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:57:00.000-06:00Well thanks tons for making me feel guilty for the...Well thanks tons for making me feel guilty for the appointments I am putting off! :) I HATE the dentist too & forthe same reasons plus it is way uncomfortable no matter what they tell you!Brenda Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842228644349167297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-86387383274198058942009-02-18T18:12:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:12:00.000-06:00The comment I hear the most is...nothing but a bun...The comment I hear the most is...nothing but a bunch of hypocrits in church...<BR/><BR/>I've been thinking about this all day. <BR/><BR/>I like what Heather in the EO had to say...makes sense.Kaye Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149963938177172532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-80743631981276121172009-02-18T17:59:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:59:00.000-06:00Glad I'm not alone.Glad I'm not alone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140251369331552673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-48384314541497248572009-02-18T17:55:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:55:00.000-06:00Interesting thoughts....Interesting thoughts....Hethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433007574709493188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-13559995069151990382009-02-18T17:38:00.000-06:002009-02-18T17:38:00.000-06:00I am exactly like you when it comes to the dentist...I am <I>exactly</I> like you when it comes to the dentist! <BR/>That is a very interesting question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-78804019356534491332009-02-18T15:59:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:59:00.000-06:00You are so, so, so NOT alone ... and it looks like...You are so, so, so NOT alone ... and it looks like there are MANY!<BR/><BR/>That last sentence though ... WOW ... um ... stopped me in. my. tracks.<BR/><BR/>And now you have me pondering too.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03103451437519263657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-30209738673047433512009-02-18T15:47:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:47:00.000-06:00I've been avoiding the dentist for ...I won't tell...I've been avoiding the dentist for ...I won't tell you how many years. It's terrible, but I just can't bring myself to go yet.<BR/><BR/>You've given us much food for thought today.<BR/><BR/>-FringeGirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-40024596488216916262009-02-18T14:38:00.000-06:002009-02-18T14:38:00.000-06:00I HATE the dentist too! The smell is the worst! ...I HATE the dentist too! The smell is the worst! Even when I don't have a cleaning it makes my stomach churn!<BR/><BR/>I am glad I don't feel that way about our church! but it is a good thing to bear in mind!Sarah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07504580998498244803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-88083442157405908472009-02-18T14:02:00.000-06:002009-02-18T14:02:00.000-06:00True. Many people probably DO feel that way about...True. Many people probably DO feel that way about church. Walking away feeling scolded even if they weren't? Now I'm pondering. Is it always because they SHOULD feel like they aren't getting it "right." Or because there's too much of an emphasis on what we're doing wrong most of the time, leaving people no choice but to feel a bit incapable of measuring up? hmmmm, both? Sometimes it's the former and sometimes it's the latter? Now I'm going to be think think thinking on that this afternoon :)<BR/><BR/>You need to do a follow up post, young lady!Heather of the EOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-21078074248292463322009-02-18T13:53:00.000-06:002009-02-18T13:53:00.000-06:00I love the analogy. It fits. I know so many peop...I love the analogy. It fits. I know so many people that feel like they would rather take a beating than go to church.<BR/><BR/>Okay if I feature you?Kaye Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149963938177172532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-35071199352539809072009-02-18T13:51:00.000-06:002009-02-18T13:51:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kaye Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149963938177172532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-47504133930907626272009-02-18T13:40:00.000-06:002009-02-18T13:40:00.000-06:00Great analogy. I think I will share this with the ...Great analogy. I think I will share this with the hubs. Girl, I feel your pain. I am minutes away from leaving for a much dreaded dentist vist. A new dentist, recommended by a friend, but nonetheless, still a dentist. I haven't had a cleaning in over 2 years, and I am going today b/c I have a problem with a tooth.<BR/>Say a prayer.<BR/>I did send you my address when I won, didn't I? I don't remember....<BR/>Have a great day!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590748512165243849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908185560435429588.post-77491400112897578002009-02-18T13:11:00.000-06:002009-02-18T13:11:00.000-06:00interesting comparison.interesting comparison.Jessica D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10589759904157773429noreply@blogger.com