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by Fifi de la Vergne
Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:20 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: What's Helping Me Today
Replies: 12
Views: 8438

Re: What's Helping Me Today

This photo fills me with awe - it makes me feel really small in a way that I like. When I'm the biggest thing in my universe, my problems feel like they're the most important thing in the universe. They don't go away when I look at this image and try to comprehend my actual size and importance, but...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:13 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: What's Helping Me Today
Replies: 12
Views: 8438

What's Helping Me Today

I listened to a podcast with Philip Roth (from before he died), discussing his novel The Plot Against America. He read this great passage from it, talking about what it's like to live through historical events: . . . the unfolding of the unforeseen was everything. Turned wrong way round, the relentl...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Fri Mar 13, 2020 9:07 am
Forum: Support
Topic: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?
Replies: 659
Views: 449020

Re: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?

For perspective: Over the past month about 40 US citizens died from COVID-19. In that same period about 4000 US citizens committed suicide and 3300 died in traffic accidents (based on recent statistics). Perspective is so valuable and I appreciate your sharing those stats, Hagoth. Of course COVID-1...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:49 am
Forum: Support
Topic: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?
Replies: 659
Views: 449020

Re: What are you doing to protect your family against the virus?

My prediction. Conference will be conducted without a live audience and at least one of the speakers will declare that the Lord created TV and the internet just for this reason. Miracles! You nailed it. https://www.deseret.com/faith/2020/3/11/21174868/general-conference-coronavirus-april-2020-mormo...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:16 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Whistle Blower Files IRS Complaint
Replies: 165
Views: 89733

Re: Whistle Blower Files IRS Complaint

Also wonder how their annual accounting report in conference will change. I was fantasizing about taking a group of NOMs and exmos to the Conference Center to loudly boo and heckle when the auditor gives his report next April and then . . . I realized that if they're smart (not a given) they will o...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:13 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Talking around the issues
Replies: 37
Views: 23102

Re: Talking around the issues

I attended SM yesterday with my family (one of a couple of times a year when I still go). It was interesting that when one of the bishopric made his closing comments after the Christmas program, he spent some time addressing his gratitude for being able to come to a place where he felt supported and...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:06 am
Forum: Support
Topic: NOM: Thank you for the low-level bitterness
Replies: 18
Views: 9436

Re: NOM: Thank you for the low-level bitterness

The title is not ironic. Seriously, thank you. A few months ago, I tried the "avoiding all things Mormon" experiment. It seemed to make me happier at first, but ultimately seems to have failed. I don't know that the experiment was solely responsible for my declining mental health, but I think it wa...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:20 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Virtue Signalling?
Replies: 12
Views: 6288

Re: Virtue Signalling?

Friend: Let's go see this movie; it's getting rave reviews!
Past me: Umm, isn't that R-rated? :oops:
by Fifi de la Vergne
Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:37 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: Bras
Replies: 7
Views: 4697

Re: Bras

Ladies, how many bras does the average woman have/need? You know, no matter how often women complain on NOM about “some man asking us about our underwear” it just never seems to get through to the men :lol: Seriously. . . .Why do you want to know something about women’s underwear? Yeah . . . my fir...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:11 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
Replies: 62
Views: 34685

Re: Church Renews Opposition to ERA

. . . I would really like to see our society do the right thing by way of integrity, good principle and rational thinking rather than having to codify good behavior. As I recall the intent of the Founders was to restrict the government in it's ability to interfere in our lives. The more we codify, ...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:11 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
Replies: 62
Views: 34685

Re: Church Renews Opposition to ERA

duplicate post

Sorry!
by Fifi de la Vergne
Thu Dec 05, 2019 10:09 am
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
Replies: 62
Views: 34685

Re: Church Renews Opposition to ERA

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by Fifi de la Vergne
Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:27 pm
Forum: Doctrinal Discussion
Topic: Church Renews Opposition to ERA
Replies: 62
Views: 34685

Re: Church Renews Opposition to ERA

I was aware through the time period of what was happening but didn't really study all of the legal ramifications. I wasn't sure why the church was so opposed to the amendment. Still on the other hand, what struck me as critical was that the entire thing seemed redundant. I think everything that wom...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:15 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: What are you drinking right now?
Replies: 489
Views: 305127

Re: What are you drinking right now?

Dravin wrote:
Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:26 am
For those curious about the teapot -

With the cup it came with: https://i.imgur.com/zfWuk5h.jpg
With the cup I actually use: https://i.imgur.com/TSfNKat.jpg
Your links aren't working for me. :(
by Fifi de la Vergne
Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:28 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
Replies: 5
Views: 4573

Re: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church

Sam Harris interviewed her in October about the book. https://samharris.org/podcasts/171-escaping-christian-cult/ I listened to this -- thank you for the link. Although a lot of their discussion was covered in the book, Sam asks her specifically how to engage someone mired in extremist thinking wit...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:17 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: What are you drinking right now?
Replies: 489
Views: 305127

Re: What are you drinking right now?

I'm going to be sipping tea all day long while I try out my new mini teapot. It's only 165 ml if you fill it to the brim (more accurate capacity is more like 150 ml). My wife might joke about a grown man having his own tea party with a mini-teapot but you know what? I'm secure in my masculinity tha...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:14 am
Forum: Support
Topic: It's been a while. What next
Replies: 33
Views: 19929

Re: It's been a while. What next

I may be the minority on this, but I still see no reason extended family needs to be told. What business is it of theirs, really, what underwear I wear? Or even what god I worship or don't? Or what I do on Sunday mornings? (It's a lot more fun than what we used to do.) . . . Defining boundaries is ...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:29 am
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
Replies: 5
Views: 4573

Re: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church

Did she leave Christianity as well or just the church? I don't think she comes right out and says either way. She does talk about visiting services for other denominations after she's left Westboro, and how she saw all the flaws in their arguments for their belief. She does quote a lot of scripture...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:28 pm
Forum: The Coffee Shop
Topic: book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
Replies: 5
Views: 4573

book recommendation for Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church

I read this over the holiday weekend . . . WOW. The author is the granddaughter of the church's founder. She was fully devout and for many years she was the Church's social media manager. The book describes her childhood (a lot of it is very hard to read because of the extreme, hateful positions of ...
by Fifi de la Vergne
Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:45 am
Forum: Support
Topic: A note from Kishkumen. (His daughter is sick)
Replies: 16
Views: 6917

Re: A note from Kishkumen. (His daughter is sick)

I'm so, so sorry you and your family are going through this. Words are inadequate I know, but I hope you have people around you IRL who can bear you up and give you the kind of support that actually comforts and helps.

Hugs.