bob.loblaw

OMG! My sisters and I are 80s babies--my mom had that book and I remember that page! I didn't remember some of these being so harsh. Ouch.

I got married 4 years ago and did all of the above! I did do a bouquet toss but had serious issues with everyone I've ever known watch my husband go up my dress and then throw something to them. Ick. I'm as heathen as they come so super surprised the fundies would be okay with that.

We had friends who got around it by marrying in a church on the Thursday before their wedding and then had their "real" wedding outdoors on a Saturday. It was technically a vow renewal but it followed the same format as a typical Catholic wedding and was performed by a priest. The bride wanted an outdoor wedding but it apparently was a last wish of her late mother to have a Catholic ceremony.

My daughter was born the day before my birthday so I always have to stop and think when filling out forms. Especially when they ask for both the child's and the parent's DOB. I've messed it up more than once!

He knows about Paw Patrol?? Color me surprised. Not that there's anything at all wrong (my daughter loves it!) but I thought it would be nothing but Veggie Tales and devotionals for this kid. I hope he gets to watch the show. That poor child needs something normal.

My sister got me that bathroom guest book as a joke for my birthday one year. We keep it in our powder room on the main floor and get some really funny entries. It has a spot to draw a picture and silly questions to rate your experience The only thing that weirds me out is the pen we keep in there with it--I sanitize that constantly, lol. The rest of their registry seems pretty normal compared to the ones I've seen recently.

I had a baby last year and she was checked out in the hospital by the pediatrician on call but I also had to provide the name of the pediatrician we had chosen and verify with the hospital that we had made an appointment to see them a few days after discharge. My OB also told me when she came by to examine me in the hospital that I needed to call her office and make a follow up appointment with her 6 weeks out. ETA: They wouldn't discharge us without confirming the baby's appointment but they didn't make me verify any post care for myself.

Coming out of lurkdom to say they have an app for that! I don't know what it's called but my sister used it while pregnant with my niece. It went from M&M to bag of chips to a full bucket of KFC by 40 weeks. We were both pregnant at the same time and thought it was hilarious.

That video made my heart ache for Jana and Josiah. They both seemed like they were on the cusp of questioning what they were hearing, but then fell back into "it's the Bible, it has to be true". ETA: I loved the editors splicing in commentary from non-creationists directly contradicting what the Duggars were saying.

I read the "About Us" section and she married a 28 year old guy at 17 after only dating 3 months. Then fell headlong into evangelism. Gotta give credit, adopting/fostering 6 kids is a wonderful thing, though I did bristle at the fact that they changed every kid's name after adoption, even ones who were clearly old enough to identify with the one they had. She said Michelle spent all day cleaning the campsite and parenting kids. I need the receipts on that one, lol.

I'm with your friend there ;) My husband is a gamer and I've always been fascinated by fringe cultures (Duggars, $cientologists, FLDS, etc), so to me the Creation Museum is a much more interesting choice. You definitely want a friend with you, it makes the snarking so much more fun! All of us that went are Christian and are science nerds. The only time we had a problem was when my brother-in-law's sister starting ranting loudly in front of a group of kids how this was all crap and kids need to learn science. She's a bit passionate ;) Last year, Ken Ham debated with Bill Nye about creationism at the museum. I have to say, Ham has charisma, but he is absolutely batshit. Bill Nye destroyed him.

If you can swing a trip soon, you can come during Oktoberfest season and drown the fundy madness with awesome beer and really good food. Maybe that will help! We're a German city, we know beer :) LOL I wish! For whatever reason I keep picturing Buddy Christ (from Dogma) as the Jesus at the end. Mental Floss is the best. I never knew that. Hilarious!

Of all things, this is what brought me out of lurking and into the light :) First off, I have to say that you all have entertained me with your hilarious, on point snark for a long time, and that I have been reading many of your stories here from afar and wish good thoughts to all of you who are going through rough times. Anywho, I live near the Creation Museum and it's worth going purely for the absurdity of it all. Several years ago when it first opened, I went with my husband and family for kicks. We are varying degrees of Catholic from devout to extremely lapsed (me) and 6 of the 7 of us have biology related degrees. The exhibits themselves are actually very high quality--if you don't read the captions ;) They refer to Voltaire as an "infidel philosopher"! There is an infuriating section with scary-looking red lighting displaying all the "wrongs" of society and how they are going to hell--homosexuality, abortion, etc. My microbiologist brother-in-law almost had a coronary at their completely incorrect explanation of antibodies. We took lots of pictures and had a ton of fun facepalming the "fact" boards. If it gets to be too much, they also have a zip line and a petting zoo :) And downtown Cincinnati is close by with plenty of stuff to do. I hope you go!