Tidbits....

Unusual month--sort of. I didn't post for most of it, and hardly thought of it. Went back to see the family in the midwest for vacation. Grandmother turned 90, and the whole gang got together to celebrate. Fun times. Played on the lake a lot, I'm looking tan, thats for sure. The time was pretty much consumed by "kid management" and or "fun management." I had sort of thought of coming out to my sister during the trip, but just didn't feel the desire to do so when I was there. It just wasn't the kind of occasion for it. Here are some tidbits:

• Spent a few days with my brother the bishop and his family. Beautiful kids, we had a good time. It was like watching mormon family in high gear, mostly in good shape. But one thing really bugged me--it was my sister in law telling my nephew how absolutely important avoiding the appearance of evil or anything like it was. I just kept thinking--teach the boy some real religion.
• Seeing the whole family lets me see all sorts of things. Protestant mostly, with a few Catholics and a few mormons. I see how their views affect their lives, or haven't affected their lives. A dysfunctional family is dysfunctional in any religion. Failing to teach your kids common sense principles about things like birth control, loving your fellow man, and forgiving one another, and avoiding substance abuse is really problematic.
• I wonder why at some strange moments when I'm back there I can turn off my sexuality and just not think of it. Doesn't ever seem to happen here.
• Black and White Mormons bug me. My mother's home teacher stopped by while I was there. UGGGH. He proceeded to lecture my stepdaughter...... The very sort of thing which turned her away from the church completely.

Well, back to the real world now. Work resumes, life resumes.