Did you ever just get angry and want to blow up at someone or some group of friends people ... but you can't because you are in a postion that puts you in charge of the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee fostering good relations between the different cliques groups... and then they dump on you when you're stressed out from an awful day at work down and came to this choir rehearsal gathering to have fun and sing be uplifted? ... and then when you have almost blasted everyone let your guard down ... they hit you where it really hurts ...
... your kid.
"Should I bring her over for the late practice tonight?"
"umm ... no, she can just be in the congregation Saturday night. We're going to just have a core group of the original band ... and then add others as they want to join and sing"
Excuse me????
Did I hear you right? She WAS the core group! There were YOUTH and a leader ... they played guitars and sang and performed for the church and were excited about the music and the opportunity to contribute to worship ...
... and then you guys with your bass and your amplifiers and your overpowering adult voices took over and squeezed them out!
No, I will not tell her what was said ... I will not even tell her father as he will get angry and say something to someone as I should ... but no ... I'll just keep the peace, do my usual quiet simmer and find some way to make it all work out in the end.
In the meantime ... while I'm still feeling angry and hurt ... I'm glad I have a blog ...
... and maybe we'll show up and "sit in the congregation" with our daughter Saturday night ... and maybe we won't. (hows that for passive agressive!)
Posted by sunybank at July 14, 2005 03:23 AM
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