What Would Jesus Do? (a vent)

[Mary Etheldreda]

This is just a vent, ladies. Sometimes we need to get things off our chests without upsetting our lovely home environment. Please just agree with me, and if you have any advice as to how I can respond in a Christ-like way, I'd like to hear it.

Someone, whose name I won't mention here, made a wonderful dish for a gathering several months ago. As I was sitting next to her, I mentioned I would love the recipe (but just in passing). Even my youngest, and pickiest eater seemed to enjoy it. I finally sent her a message on facebook asking if I could get her recipe. She never responded.

I thought that was rather odd, considering we have always been polite to each other.

Yesterday I sent her a second request. She immediately messaged me back and just said:

"Sorry. I just throw stuff together. Maybe you can find something online."

I'm not sure to make of it. She's fairly friendly and helpful in general. So why is she being so rude to me? I've been praying for her, because maybe something is going on and she's too upset to share, but wouldn't you feel slighted as well? What should I do? What would Jesus do?

[Redeemed Papist]

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I find that if my wife starts whining about this sort of thing she quickly shuts up when I remind her that women don't really think, they just feel stuff.

She was probably just feeling something really powerfully due to disgusting things happening in her womb and you were expecting her to be having thoughts like a man so it confused you. As soon as you realise nothing women feel like they are thinking makes any sense you'll stop bothering people with your feelings as well.

Ask your husband if this sort of thing annoys him as well when women start going on about it. I'm confident he will say that it is annoying and you should stop whining about it and bake him a pie.

[MitzaLizalor]

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Perhaps I am misunderstanding, Mrs Etheldreda. On our island "being polite to one another" means that we're not friendly. Recipes would not be exchanged.

, , No afternoon tea in the kitchen.

The tradition here is to call one's friends by increasingly disparaging names according to degree of friendship.
,Floozy, for example, suggests a thinning of the ice.
,,Silly Old Tart would be reserved for a more relaxed association of several years standing.
,,,She Holds The Gun Her Ol' Man Robs The Bank indicates a close friend and confidante.

Perhaps the custom is different where you are? I don't know whether she'd had any contact with convicts in the past perhaps a few things had rubbed off on her it does happen (fortunately I am immume these days and the supply of convicts is rather limited around here) although given the situation you describe I'd expect something in that general area.

After all we can take the papist out of the confessional but.. have you asked her about her husband? She hasn't accidently poisoned him? If you need a few recipes though I'm always happy to oblige just let me know what sort of ingredients you'll be using and I'm sure I can find something appropriate.

[Mary Etheldreda]

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If you need a few recipes though I'm always happy to oblige just let me know what sort of ingredients you'll be using and I'm sure I can find something appropriate.

Oh thank you, dear! I always knew I could count on you for some friendly help! The thing is, I thought I could count on her for friendly help, as well. I mean, we go to the same church after all, we worship the same LORD. You'd think she could be civil, but apparently some people get very testy when you ask about something as innocent as a recipe. I don't understand it, it's not like I've ever gossiped about her or anything.

[Mary Etheldreda]

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I find that if my wife starts whining about this sort of thing she quickly shuts up when I remind her that women don't really think, they just feel stuff.

You are so insightful, dear Redeemed Papist! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your taking the time out of your busy day to remind me of this fact, something you'd think I would have memorized by now.

[MitzaLizalor]

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You are so insightful, dear Redeemed Papist! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your taking the time out of your busy day to remind me of this fact, something you'd think I would have memorized by now.

He is very kind, Mrs Etheldreda. Do you know if he's married?

[Faith_Machine]

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It could have been worse, Sister Mary. I don't poke my nose in women's business very much, but I have heard about many occasions where a woman doesn't want to give out a jealously guarded recipe, but at the same time doesn't want to appear un-neighborly, so she'll give you the recipe you've requested, only she'll make a few changes in order to prevent the dish from coming out properly when you attempt to make it.

Can you imagine doing something so rotten to a sister in Christ?

[Jeb Stuart Thurmond]

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I guess this won't be much consolation, but I can give you some of my favourite recipes.

Ice cream....Lots
Pretzels......Lots

Preparation: Mix all ingredients.

Serves one.

I'll also tell you how to make honey-butter once I've successfully reverse engineered it.

[VictoryOS]

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Maybe your friend feels the recipe is too advanced for your cooking skills. The internets have lots of easy recipes for the beginner and the unskilled.

[Mary Etheldreda]

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Maybe your friend feels the recipe is too advanced for your cooking skills. The internets have lots of easy recipes for the beginner and the unskilled.

I mean no offence dear, but the recipe couldn't have been all that advanced. I mean, after all, my picky eater liked it and she has very simple tastes.

[WilliamJenningsBryan]

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Maybe your friend feels the recipe is too advanced for your cooking skills. The internets have lots of easy recipes for the beginner and the unskilled.

On the other hand, it is possible that her "friend" did indeed just "throw something together" that she found "online" – and then promptly forgot where she found it. Women are typical "low-info" voters as 55% of them voted for Obama in the last election.

[Dr Laurence Niles]

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This is just a vent, ladies. Sometimes we need to get things off our chests without upsetting our lovely home environment. Please just agree with me, and if you have any advice as to how I can respond in a Christ-like way, I'd like to hear it.

Someone, whose name I won't mention here, made a wonderful dish for a gathering several months ago. As I was sitting next to her, I mentioned I would love the recipe (but just in passing). Even my youngest, and pickiest eater seemed to enjoy it. I finally sent her a message on facebook asking if I could get her recipe. She never responded.

I thought that was rather odd, considering we have always been polite to each other.

Yesterday I sent her a second request. She immediately messaged me back and just said:

"Sorry. I just throw stuff together. Maybe you can find something online."

I'm not sure to make of it. She's fairly friendly and helpful in general. So why is she being so rude to me? I've been praying for her, because maybe something is going on and she's too upset to share, but wouldn't you feel slighted as well? What should I do? What would Jesus do?

Good sister Mary, you may not know this but there has actually been a small amount of research done into how women think. I was never very interested at university during my unsaved days but I do remember reading something along the lines of the following.

Women are basically hateful creatures who live only to ensnare a good man to care for, look out for and think for them. The typical woman seeks only put other women down and scramble for the slightest trace of status they can possibly acquire.

As a True Christian™ lady of grace and purity you will have no idea the depths that some women will go to to keep their man. Not giving you (a competitor) a recipe for pie is the tip of the mountain, oh yes.

Be advised that this 'woman' may even have design on Mr Etheldreda (as I'm sure his status as a married True Christian™ manly man is very high indeed).

Ask yourself this: have you ever seen her staring at Mr Etheldreda's groinal region in church? You can tell because she will have difficulty sitting up in church as her natural oils make her all but slide off the pew as she no doubt fantasises about stealing your man.

Test the pew where she sat with the back of your hand to to be sure. Make no mistake, she may hate you and want to take every thing from you.

This may sound harsh but my research shows beyond not doubting that with women in mind you should ALWAYS think the worst. They will betray you, steal from and divorce you as soon as you let your guard down.

Don't let a woman's natural hatred towards normal people be your undoing. I'm not saying I'm right in this case but my advice is never wrong in these cases.

I hope this advice is informative. Please PM if there are any words you don't understand.

YIC

[VictoryOS]

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I mean no offence dear, but the recipe couldn't have been all that advanced. I mean, after all, my picky eater liked it and she has very simple tastes.

My dear Mary, you seem to have taken my comment the wrong way. Since you're the youngest woman at Landover, you have fewer years of experience in the kitchen. That's what I was trying to say.

Feel free to stop by my kitchen any time if you'd like to pick up some pointers.

[MitzaLizalor]

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This one isn't for Mrs Etheldreda particularly (although your youngest is it? might like to try it out) and it is off the internet. We used to love these and they're still very popular.

HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS SANDWICHES

INGREDIENTS
10 slices fresh white sandwich bread
100g butter, at room temperature
125g (1/2 cup) hundreds and thousands

STEP 1
Spread the bread slices evenly with butter. Use a variety of 5cm-diameter pastry cutters to cut shapes from the bread, avoiding the crusts.

STEP 2
Kids' task: Place the hundreds and thousands on a plate. Press the bread, buttered-side down, into the hundreds and thousands to coat. Serve.

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What sort of poultry is available where you are?

Mitza.

[JustGotSaved]

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Maybe she just buys it someplace and is too embarrassed to fess up.

I'd assume that was it and not bother her about it anymore. However, you'll probably want to quietly warn the other ladies not to ask her for her recipes because they're really just store-bought, and it seems to embarrass her, but keep it hush hush you kow.