So, having posted once thus far - yesterday - I now know that the day & date are automatically posted for each new post. So, I'm abandoning my practice of using the "201308XX" format for each post. It doesn't seem necessary now.
I woke up early today; I'm staying with Joe & Chrissy & clan in American Fork Utah, while they adjust to their new baby Oliver. I'm sleeping in Elliot's room on the single bed while he sleeps in his crib. I sang/YouTubed him to sleep last night (Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," and "Rockabye Baby," along with my humming). He did not go to sleep until I stopped playing the videos. He protested mildly when his milk bottle was empty.
This morning, I was already awake when he woke up, and he apparently has the habit of crying immediately. I sort of "headed him off at the pass" and began talking to him while staying on my bed. He stopped crying quickly and talked back. He actually talked in his happy voice and didn't get upset about being in his crib. Eventually I lifted him out and we changed into daytime clothes.
My battery is not doing all that well so I have to plug this in.
There we go. (I'm spending a lot of time with kids under 6, so my writing might sound like how I talk to them.)
This will not be a post about what happened yesterday, unless it's perhaps germane to my topic. But then, what IS my topic? I won't know until I'm typing, I think.
At any rate, I want to put down some ideas about creativity in kids, about religion, about career, about relationships, about finances. And a bazillion other things.
When lying in bed last night, I had some pretty important thoughts about my life. But right now, they aren't coming to mind. "Always the way, right?" Wrong. SOMETIMES the way, but seems like always.
In reading exmormon.org fairly regularly, I become aware of many ideas about religion & truth. I posted last night from my phone, adding to someone's list of the 10 best things about NOT being Mormon, the statement, "No brainwashing. The truth really DID set me free."
Joe was offended when I sent him a picture of Elliot with his face in his (straw) hat, with the caption "Following the Prophet." He said later that the way the Book of Mormon came about is sacred to him, and he didn't appreciate my making fun of it. I can see that. And I did apologize to him.
BUT THE MORMON CHURCH IS A FRAUD. It's based on lies, cover ups, deceptions. I YEARN to convey what I know to Joe & Lisa and their families. I want to be ready for when they begin to question their beliefs, with a calm & rational support on how they can transition out of Mormonism. IF they ever do.
It is such a travesty that they're spending so much of their time, energy and money on a fraudulent "church." I was trapped in it, so I know what they're thinking and how they're (not) thinking. And I have to fight to respect that mentality, all the while knowing it's a lie.
If I were still at TBM (true believing Mormon), I might have the same response as Joe does. He's told me in times past that he is troubled by certain things, but that he loves the church, so he's staying in it. I really do hope he and Lisa will wake up and begin to question their beliefs, which I know to be false and based on a deception that makes a few controlling leaders powerful and rich.
*sigh*
So for now, I'm "dropping" that issue, but it's on a back burner. For now, I'm loving being a grandpa, and taking care of the little ones. It was gratifying to hear that Chrissy told Joe she didn't know how she would have managed things yesterday if it weren't for me.
For now, I'm keeping my opinions about LD$, Inc. to myself.
Unless, of course, anyone ever reads this. Then you'll know how I feel.
I'm now off to visit my best friend, David, who suggests we possibly take a hike or a drive in a canyon, or possibly take a ketermine trip. If I do that, it wouldn't be a good idea to drive back to LA right away, so I've delayed my departure until Wednesday. No hurry. I like that part of my life right now.
But I DON'T like not having any money. More on that later.
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