tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post1909760091023232888..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: A GiggleWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77239301950832610422014-03-30T12:54:15.987-02:302014-03-30T12:54:15.987-02:30The shortest cut to excommunication WWW. I would ...The shortest cut to excommunication WWW. I would love to attend the show and laugh. Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48674231164628243422014-03-28T20:23:48.093-02:302014-03-28T20:23:48.093-02:30Nick:
Creating little drones who would never quest...Nick:<br />Creating little drones who would never question and if they did they were condemned and sometimes publicly.<br /><br />Follow the money. Always.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37107189707841195442014-03-28T20:22:54.825-02:302014-03-28T20:22:54.825-02:30Hattie:
She was a most sensible mother!
My mothe...Hattie:<br /><br />She was a most sensible mother!<br /><br />My mother rebelled but quietly and only in to my ear. I thank her to this day :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43330507584107469972014-03-28T20:21:43.078-02:302014-03-28T20:21:43.078-02:30Cloudia
Otherwise we would weep.
And not stop.
...Cloudia<br /><br />Otherwise we would weep.<br /><br />And not stop.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32163149374308520302014-03-28T20:21:10.320-02:302014-03-28T20:21:10.320-02:30Linda:
Please send me a link to your thrillers, se...Linda:<br />Please send me a link to your thrillers, see today's post too - my favourite genre.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65553293696609387872014-03-28T20:20:13.762-02:302014-03-28T20:20:13.762-02:30Ursula:
You only have the tip of the appalling ic...Ursula:<br /><br />You only have the tip of the appalling iceberg that was Irish catholiscm. Those old clerics taught the Taliban.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48541171002707050902014-03-28T20:18:55.611-02:302014-03-28T20:18:55.611-02:30Cathy:
Well one hated to have the priest yawn and...Cathy:<br /><br />Well one hated to have the priest yawn and it was a badge of honour to be (sometimes) roared out of the box for being so evil. At 6.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-26378999405723344842014-03-28T20:17:46.177-02:302014-03-28T20:17:46.177-02:30Friko:
I too sensed the change in atmosphere in t...Friko:<br /><br />I too sensed the change in atmosphere in the box when the mention of any naughty bits were coerced.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52577194201684098082014-03-28T19:03:43.336-02:302014-03-28T19:03:43.336-02:30I just find it so twisted that from an early age c...I just find it so twisted that from an early age children are encouraged to feel guilty and abnormal instead of happy and confident. Fortunately confessions didn't feature in my own childhood. But I'm sure there's plenty of comedy to be extracted from the rather absurd business of confessing your sins.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5856052451259397122014-03-28T18:09:12.568-02:302014-03-28T18:09:12.568-02:30My dear old mother raised me an atheist after hers...My dear old mother raised me an atheist after herself getting the full Catholic treatment, god rest her soul! Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60377987472635341382014-03-27T22:26:23.683-02:302014-03-27T22:26:23.683-02:30Larfs are always welcome!
ALOHA from Honolulu
C...Larfs are always welcome!<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ComfortSpiral</a><br /> <br />=^..^= <3Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24504917910384006882014-03-27T08:31:15.497-02:302014-03-27T08:31:15.497-02:30I grew up Southern Baptist with hellfire-and-brims...I grew up Southern Baptist with hellfire-and-brimstone sermons every week, replete with graphic descriptions of what was going to happen to the unsaved when they tumbled down to Hell. Yet, we had no confession, no regular absolution, no way out of our sinful state even for a few moments or days, it seemed to a vulnerable child. (Certainly, if there was a child who avoided all voluntary wrongdoing, that child was me!) Catholic or Protestant, terror was often present in church. When people used to ask me why I wrote thrillers, I always pointed to my religious upbringing. I knew how to create tension in the telling of a tale because I'd listened to pastors doing it all my life. Linda P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-89559038410107564692014-03-27T08:12:54.463-02:302014-03-27T08:12:54.463-02:30I am not a Catholic. By denomination I suppose I a...I am not a Catholic. By denomination I suppose I am a Protestant (Martin Luther and all that). My father, and his critical mind, appalled that I insisted on going to Sunday School - in the morning of all times. Age eight or so.I like stories - and to me that's all the Bible is: Stories.<br /><br />So, yes, unlike you I have never been to confession. Neither did my parents make me believe in an "all seeing" god. That was my beloved father's role.<br /><br />Trouble is: So many people, not least the British, are squeamish when it comes to sexuality. I was very young when my parents told me what to look out for. How to avoid it. And come to them when the shit hits the fan. Stood me in good stead.<br /><br />As to the Irish: Well, there are the Magdalene Sisters and a lot of bigotry. I Have this on good authority since several friends of mine (one who took solace in the bottle) are Irish.<br /><br />UUrsulahttp://bitchontheblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45159137357570924392014-03-27T02:51:24.968-02:302014-03-27T02:51:24.968-02:30When I was teenager I would jokingly ask RC friend...When I was teenager I would jokingly ask RC friends what they'd been up to this week and what they had actually confessed to. They said they made a whole lot of it up because if they told the priest the truth they were scared stiff he'd tell their parents. <br />Being C of E that had me even more confused than ever over the whole thing!<br />CathyCathyhttp://cranethie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-59118011036825459582014-03-26T18:11:18.938-02:302014-03-26T18:11:18.938-02:30Yes, I remember it well.
Particularly when the pr...Yes, I remember it well.<br /><br />Particularly when the priest finally shuffled on his wooden seat when I told him about the impure thoughts. until then he’d been almost asleep.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78599557165554938872014-03-26T10:29:57.234-02:302014-03-26T10:29:57.234-02:30SAW:
And that's not too long ago, either.
Un...SAW:<br /><br />And that's not too long ago, either.<br /><br />Uneffing believable.<br /><br />Hiding from the light all of these primitive abusive rituals.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-59659783096560477632014-03-26T10:28:21.594-02:302014-03-26T10:28:21.594-02:30Marc:
I remember comparing notes with an older Je...Marc:<br /><br />I remember comparing notes with an older Jewish woman once and we were howling with laughter. She was telling me about the wigs she had to wear on Sabbath and I was telling her about the black mantillas we had to wear.<br /><br />Seeing the actual hair of a woman in church/temple could excite all the men to despicable acts. we had to protect ourselves against those uncontrollable primitive urges.<br /><br />I see there's a play there too :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43399743760614752622014-03-26T10:25:42.260-02:302014-03-26T10:25:42.260-02:30GM:
I'm wondering if any producer will have t...GM:<br /><br />I'm wondering if any producer will have the guts to produce it :)<br /><br />However, it's truly helped me climb out of the pit and I thank you for that!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81866348565173434322014-03-26T08:28:50.825-02:302014-03-26T08:28:50.825-02:30Religion can be so very twisted. When my kids wer...Religion can be so very twisted. When my kids were young and I was looking for a daycare, I asked at one church about how they disciplined kids, wanting to make sure they didn't use physical punishment, shaming, and so on. They said they had kids confess and repent. We left.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27398657097079493922014-03-26T07:54:06.209-02:302014-03-26T07:54:06.209-02:30Growing up as a secular Jew, I missed all the Cath...Growing up as a secular Jew, I missed all the Catholic guilt not.<br /><br />And while I understand your decision to write it as comedy, I can only imagine the terror that countless generations of innocents felt.<br /><br />The invisible guy in the sky has a lot of sins to confess to. Marc Leavitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400805396776788101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36350707721868328962014-03-26T04:12:37.589-02:302014-03-26T04:12:37.589-02:30Yeah! Way to go Girl!
May the memories and inspir...Yeah! Way to go Girl!<br /><br />May the memories and inspiration flood through you fingertips and the laughter through your rafters! Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61992800704950799732014-03-25T22:53:49.047-02:302014-03-25T22:53:49.047-02:30I usually get enraged Irene at all the evil done i...I usually get enraged Irene at all the evil done in the name of the Invisible Cosmic Housekeeper. But some of it I have to laugh at, particularly the gullibility of the masses.<br />I'm having fun with this one. I hope your BD has run over the hills, I'm still pushing mine.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75067428035446729062014-03-25T21:12:53.093-02:302014-03-25T21:12:53.093-02:30I am glad that it's going to be a comedy and n...I am glad that it's going to be a comedy and not a tragedy which it could easily be. It means that you do see the sense of humor in it and have healed sufficiently. Every time I read about these atrocities, I thank god I was not raised a catholic. When the black dog comes around, I have enough god issues. xoxIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.com