Prayer ... SERIOUSLY?!

[Anymouse]

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lol, people and their prayers. Imma top you OP. My wife and I about a year ago decided to help her father move to Kentucky (to be closer to his grandchildren). We footed the bill for his move, shacked him up in our house, no bills, no nothing. I even became the de facto caretaker for his constantly ill (but not really) wife. Every night he would insist on saying grace. Thanking god in short order for his grandchildren, the roof over his head, the food on the table, and the continued existence of his wife. Not once.....not once, did he ever suggest that we join our hands and thank either myself, or my wife, for providing him with those things, or caring for his wife while he went out looking for work. My daughter ended the whole dinnertime prayer one wonderful evening, when she was hungry, and he was taking his time, laboriously thanking god for every little thing. He says to her, "Honey we have to say grace before we eat"..to which my little pearl replied "grace, godamnit" and stuffed her mouth with potatoes.

So, how does my family pray? My daughter has that handled and its great for generating unintentional comedy.

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Though my wife and I were wed in a Discordian ceremony three and a half years ago, Discordians find that prayer (especially to Eris) can be dangerous. Mostly Discordians try to avoid her notice, but do honour her by not eating hot dog buns on Fridays. Especially when they are not eating hot dogs at all.