itsmee
8 Answers
Colleen
Best answer!
I think both sides should be respected. You do not have to say the grace yourself and others should respect that but it does not hurt you to sit quietly for the few seconds it takes for someone to say grace.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
For every problem under the sun
There is a solution
or there is none
If there be one, try and find it
if there be none
Never mind it.
i'm having a real problem here ... there's nothing I can do
However, I'm the type to wear beige and sit in the corner knitting socks.
My situation is not all that unusual. It's just perplexing and hurtful.
Knowing that I'm understood helps a bit. Thank you.
God is always with me ... like God is with you.
They do not approve of my type of belief in Higher Power. They can be harmful to how I live my life. High Power and I will work on it. It has to be conscious thought and decision to ask for help. Believe me. I am asking. Someday we'll chat about this.
Tommyh
jhharlan
mycatsmom
the person who's house you're meeting at and eating at should decide who and if they should say grace. It's her/his house......her/ his rules
When the family member who wants to say grace says it, The others should respectfully be quiet .....and hopefully bow their heads and close their eyes.But,they prob won't do that, so they should at least listen quietly and not make any negative comments afterward.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 7 | |
Bob/PKB
It doesn't hurt those who prefer to skip being thankful to be quiet for a couple of minutes. We just watched countries from around the world be respectful of each other when the national anthem was played to honor a gold winner's home country. If we can do that on a global level, I don't know what to say about family members who argue about whether or not to acknowledge God in thankfulness. If they don't want to, they can be quiet , just like the athletes and spectators.
Notice the respectful pose of the athlete on the right:
| 10 years ago. Rating: 5 | |
robertgrist
Ingrates should be left to their own ways. Anyone who can't bear the thought looking within in gratitude need be staked out in the sun for a long while to think it over. Clairity of consciousness sometime calls for an unforgetable experience like that to understand their own strengths and weakenesses.
| 10 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
tabber
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