Oh they played anyway. But, like, they were sad about it.

Totally! It’s how theocracy works, and how zealotic mindsets function. Their beliefs are never wrong, and they will do whatever it takes to get their way.

Right? I laughed and laughed and laughed at that line...

Are they not aware of the awful history of rape and abuse of children in Catholic schools in Ireland?

I like that the Catholic church is apparently all about love and acceptance now too. I thought their whole shtick was guilt guilt guilt and more guilt with a nice side of guilt.

*shrug* For you.

Yeah those Magdelene laundries were such a great thing for everybody.

When you’ve been brainwashed since birth to believe in invisible beings with magical powers, any history and rational thinking is bypassed.

I really firmly believe that over its 1500+ year history the Roman Catholic church has done far more harm than good. Not to write off the good that individual Catholics have done, but as an institution it has rarely (maybe never?) been on the right side of history.

I’m too lazy to do an in-depth google search right now, but wasn’t there a huge uproar about finding a mass grave of children born to unwed mothers in the ‘60s awhile back too? Really showing the sacredness of life there.

I’m guessing the total cost was for room reservation, food, honeymoon, photographer, band, flowers, invitations, postage - the whole shebang. (None refundable.) My niece’s wedding several years ago cost $40K, which didn’t include the honeymoon.

My kids are going to have to get married in our backyard or something. I can’t imagine dropping that much money for a party.

I added that in a comment to a friend’s Facebook post. I could jut picture the smoke coming out of her ears while her little brain tried to grasp the issue. She also had a phony service dog vest for her dog to be allowed in the grocery store wither so she is apt to miss the finer nuance.

I pointed this out to several people who posted about this and they all were basically “meh” about it, like it would just sort itself out. It was weird.

That was the most wrongheaded aspect of it.

That’s the thing - it’s a conference, it isn’t a job interview or a strategy meeting. It’d be one thing if she was, say, working a booth at the conference and actually working while holding/wearing the kid but the only time she was working was when she was on the panel, and during that time she had childcare. She’s…

Well, I find it shitty that someone made me take the risk with them at an event where literally every sound is unique and nothing can be repeated. I distinctly remember at the beginning of that concert someone announcing to people to silence their cell phones. When such an effective device for babies is invented, I…

And guess what? A family whose baby who consistently makes noise at a restaurant would be asked to leave. Your friend can repeat herself to you. A lecturer or an actor in a play or movie cannot.

Yes - thank you. That was how I felt. It wasn’t even like she was with a group of friends. Bizarre.

A woman whose office shares a wall with mine occasionally brings her children (toddler-age) to work. I hate it. They are loud, even when they are trying to be quiet. They are distracting (to her, to me, to all the people who want to come in to see her children). I am always so glad when they leave. Obviously we have…