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Comment by Andrew Hall on May 6, 2013 at 8:34pm

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on March 17, 2013 at 12:46pm

Comment by Grinning Cat on March 1, 2013 at 10:00pm

A heartwarming story:

"We Found Our Son in the Subway"

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/we-found-our-son-in...

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 24, 2013 at 12:29am

Lines on the wildifres Down Under, from a poem Orange Haze

Near Dunalley

Grandmother shelters five grandchildren 

under jetty while wildfire roars

 

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 20, 2013 at 11:58am

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on January 18, 2013 at 11:08pm

Joan Denoo shared this viral video in Hang With Friends. You'll enjoy it too.

Utah man's 'I'm a Daddy and I Know It' YouTube video goes viral

Comment by Jennifer Hancock on January 12, 2013 at 10:47pm

Brenda - there is a possibility they might not try to pray. If they do, simple and kindly tell them, that is not a tradition in their house but they are welcome to pray silently for a moment before things start and then give them their moment and commence with the meal.  Whenever we had people over, my father would say grace "God bread, good meat, good god, let's eat." We weren't religious so we always thought it was pretty funny. I don't remember any of our religious friends objecting.

Comment by Annie Thomas on January 12, 2013 at 9:45pm

Perhaps you could be proactive and tell them about your own pre-meal "tradition"?  I'm not sure what that could be, but perhaps you could come up with something.  I had friends that used to start each meal with everyone telling about their favorite part of the day. It was nice to hear what everyone had done during the day and was a catalyst for dinner conversation.  If they beat you to the punch and mention a prayer, you could say, "Oh, we were excited to share with you our own pre-dinner ritual" or something similar.  Since they are not coming until next week, you could practice with the kids before then. Whatever you do, please let us know how it turns out!  And good luck!

Comment by Brenda on January 12, 2013 at 9:05pm

We have some friends coming for dinner next week. Born-agains. They usually don't preach to us (they know I'm atheist), but when we went their their home for dinner last summer, they had us stand holding hands whhile the host said a blessing for the meal. We were polite and respectful, but I was a bit annoyed, feeling forced to participate in the prayer. Now I fear they will try this IN MY HOME, which I cannot tolerate, especially with my kids there. Is there any polite way to prevent this?

Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on November 12, 2012 at 11:35pm

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