I was born to Irish/Scott Cathols. However, Daddy grew up in New Orleans, so a lot of Southern fundamentalist voodoo got mixed in. Boy is he strange. Poppy Brite and I have had drinks on occasions.
In any case, I was a all-powerful God skeptic from very early on in my life, but very interested in mythos and ethics. I recently discovered in my mother's Childhood Vault an exercise from when I was six years old. We were supposed to write a prayer with an illustration. Attached was a note from my teacher about how the majority of students asked for "stuff",
My prayer was "Jesus help me to do the things I'm suposed to do"
And there's a picture of Jesus taking out the trash.
Well, I think that was my closest brush with Buddha, and I miss it.
Anywho, I had a pet die the same year. Dad has a ton on empathy, but I wasn't reassured. I was a weird kid.
Mom picked up on it, so maybe this would be a good book for (you) dad and mom right now since the kids are calm:
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
I still give it to us older kids when a loved one has passed. Good luck. - K
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Agreed.
Date: 2009-06-30 06:48 pm (UTC)In any case, I was a all-powerful God skeptic from very early on in my life, but very interested in mythos and ethics. I recently discovered in my mother's Childhood Vault an exercise from when I was six years old. We were supposed to write a prayer with an illustration. Attached was a note from my teacher about how the majority of students asked for "stuff",
My prayer was "Jesus help me to do the things I'm suposed to do"
And there's a picture of Jesus taking out the trash.
Well, I think that was my closest brush with Buddha, and I miss it.
Anywho, I had a pet die the same year. Dad has a ton on empathy, but I wasn't reassured. I was a weird kid.
Mom picked up on it, so maybe this would be a good book for (you) dad and mom right now since the kids are calm:
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
I still give it to us older kids when a loved one has passed.
Good luck.
- K