Theres a joke that it's the bassist in the band that no one knows or talks about who disappears behind the singer and guitarists, but have you ever been the keyboardist?
In college I was responsible for the keyboards AND the electronic drums in my band. Everything that wasnt guitar, was me.
One evening out with friends someone suggested "we go to some guys apartment and listen to Tim's band practice tonight"...
That was MY apartment, and Tim was my bass player. They suggested we go listen to my band practice 🙁
Had another conversation with a couple of girls from class and told them about a show that weekend and asked if they were going.
"Who's playing?"
I rattled off a couple bands, amd mentioned mine..
"Oh I LOVE THEM! Heck yes I'm going if they're playing, do you know them?"...
"That's.... that's my band. I'm in that band"
"What?! No way! When did you join that band?"
"..... I started the band... it's my band... "
"What? I've been to like every show and have never seen you!"
"... Im literally responsible for everything you hear that isnt guitar..."
The drums? That's me.
Synth parts? Piano? Me.
The melody? Hooks? Me.
I wrote like 90% of everything you hear... but, it's cool I guess.
Everything that isnt guitar.
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for Christmas the last 3 years, I have been equipping my children with weapons to wage battle with each other in the backyard. The wife and I have noticed a couple of things happen, as our children (both boys & girls) engage in aggressive play;
1. They spend way more time outside, because thats the only place to safely engage with the implements of destruction (they can wrestle and fight indoors, but if they want to swing swords or clubs at each other, gotta take it outside) Theyre way more active than their peers
2. They learn to pull their punches. The first couple of battles were rough, people got hurt and came in crying, but we tried not to police it for them, we allowed the natural desire for cooperative play to dictate the terms...
Seeing the constant enumeration of callings and achievements within the Church before apostatizing, and the consequent deterioration of moral standards post-church membership on display as though it speaks to some credibility to then pass judgement on the Church's doctrines...
All you have actually managed to do is convince me you never progressed beyond the conventional-morality stage of development, whereby your motivation was completely wrapped up in social approval or conformity...
you tell on yourself when you list your bona fides, assured that we will revere them the way you did of others (driven by social approvals)...
"Government shouldnt be in marriage at all" sounds like a nice, neutral place to be, but it denies the purpose of marriage and ignores the consequences to society that rearing children inside of some social experiment will have. It does affect you, and it affects your kids.
Libertarianism is lukewarm where the gospel is concerned. It's a false god that too many Latter-day Saints worship because they think it slices through social issues with some precision. It simply abdicates responsibility for societal ills
Its appealing because you get to be "hands off" in advocating that your government, which is supposed to represent YOU and YOUR interests, reflect what you know to be best. Government has a major role to play in ensuring the kind of environment that perpetuates a healthy society
A common theme among the #HeavenlyMother crowd appears to be that, feeling disaffected, they ventured to pray to someone other than God, and by golly, someone answered with sweet affirming reassurances that yes, Priesthood leaders are wrong
I love that all that is required to access this knowledge of #HeavenlyMother is to hate the patriarchy.
Perhaps it's some connection to the divine feminine suffering, as #HeavenlyMother labors under the oppressive rule of her God-husband. Maybe mortal woman must first find herself under such circumstances before her spirit is primed to realize a God after her own image