You know that scene in that book or movie where the heroine returns home and all of the older ladies of her church/community ask her about her love life or when she is going to have children? Well I got to have my own variation of that last night.
My home church was having a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for its tweens group. They did a lovely job of serving and the food was quite tasty (and this is coming from the woman who was sick on spaghetti as a child and as a result has a psychological dislike for the food--I can eat it and my tastebuds will tell me it is yummy, but my brain will tell me I don't like it). My pastor's little girl was carrying around a baby doll throughout the evening and for some reason decided I was the only person present capable of taking care of this doll for her. She would randomly appear at the side of my chair and hand me her doll. I then had to cuddle it and give it back. She stopped doing this just in time for another little girl to come up to me. This darling motioned to a little boy who was running around and asked me if he was mine. After pointing out his real mother to this girl, she too decided I needed a child. She went off in search of a different baby doll and would repeatedly give this child to me to watch as well.
So for whatever reason, everything about me last night screamed motherhood. I hadn't realized I seemed to maternal!
I then returned home after the banquet and my one brother and sister-in-law had come over to celebrate my dad's birthday. My sister-in-law pulled out a box of mints, handed them to me, and told me she saw them and thought of me.
And so I thought I should share the image with all of you! Every time I looked at the package last night I couldn't help but break out laughing!
And so thus far I am really enjoying being home for Christmas. I had only a brief moment of true awkwardness when I ran into a friend at the grocery store who appeared to really not want to chat with me... at all. Making the decision to leave the church I left last year definitely has impacted relationships I had through that church, and while that is hard and I sometimes feel as if I am walking around with some sort of scarlet letter on me, the adjustment to being back has gone smoother than I thought it would.
I am convinced that one day I will right a story based on some of these experiences, and by golly the co-worker who is convinced it is some great evil that I am single and the little girls who want me to have babies will make their way into this story!
Such is the life of a Christian single.
My home church was having a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for its tweens group. They did a lovely job of serving and the food was quite tasty (and this is coming from the woman who was sick on spaghetti as a child and as a result has a psychological dislike for the food--I can eat it and my tastebuds will tell me it is yummy, but my brain will tell me I don't like it). My pastor's little girl was carrying around a baby doll throughout the evening and for some reason decided I was the only person present capable of taking care of this doll for her. She would randomly appear at the side of my chair and hand me her doll. I then had to cuddle it and give it back. She stopped doing this just in time for another little girl to come up to me. This darling motioned to a little boy who was running around and asked me if he was mine. After pointing out his real mother to this girl, she too decided I needed a child. She went off in search of a different baby doll and would repeatedly give this child to me to watch as well.
So for whatever reason, everything about me last night screamed motherhood. I hadn't realized I seemed to maternal!
I then returned home after the banquet and my one brother and sister-in-law had come over to celebrate my dad's birthday. My sister-in-law pulled out a box of mints, handed them to me, and told me she saw them and thought of me.
And so I thought I should share the image with all of you! Every time I looked at the package last night I couldn't help but break out laughing!
And so thus far I am really enjoying being home for Christmas. I had only a brief moment of true awkwardness when I ran into a friend at the grocery store who appeared to really not want to chat with me... at all. Making the decision to leave the church I left last year definitely has impacted relationships I had through that church, and while that is hard and I sometimes feel as if I am walking around with some sort of scarlet letter on me, the adjustment to being back has gone smoother than I thought it would.
I am convinced that one day I will right a story based on some of these experiences, and by golly the co-worker who is convinced it is some great evil that I am single and the little girls who want me to have babies will make their way into this story!
Such is the life of a Christian single.
Love this! Oh yes, and all those fun comments on my relationship status. Ok, so that last bit was a bit sarcastic. But I think I want a t-shirt that has that image on it :)) Hope you are enjoying this Merry season girly :)
ReplyDeleteLove that image! Except what should be on mine would be me sitting there with my laptop, a coffee, the clock saying 3am, Fringe on in the background paused on Joshua Jackson's face....*cough*...sorry, I digress...um....oh yes and then an image of my double bed with a bazillion smooshy pillows that I have all to myself! Lol!
ReplyDeleteHope your time with your family is going fabulously!
xx
@Jeanine--I think I want a shirt with this image as well! I keep my box of mints nearby so I can get a good laugh... and imagine myself dressed in white feeding myself grapes!
ReplyDelete@Vikki--Yes please to Joshua Jackson in Fringe!!!! Definitely my favourite part of the show ;)
I hope you both have a wonderful holiday as well!!
Love the post (yes, I'm behind and catching up!)
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