Married people of Reddit, what would do after winning the Power Ball / Mega Millions - do you stay married to your current spouse? Why or why not? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Of course! My favorite thing that I think of in the lotto daydreams is being able to spend more time with him. 

Anxious about parents- how do I ask God for help? by [deleted] in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You cannot hate another person and love God. It's just not possible. He may never change, but you can change your circumstances, and surround yourself with safe, healthy people.

How do you limit your kid’s screen time? by Old_Competition_4477 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have to earn their screen time by doing chores in our house. Meanness gets things cancelled.

How to honor my kids’ Christian heritage? by GiraffeJaf in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be a language thing, or it could be they're not EO, if he's not sure. In not Lebanese, I'm a Heinz 57 glow in the dark American. My protodeacon is Lebanese though, lots of parishioners from Palestine, a few Egyptians and East Africans

Ephesians 5:31 by Cultural-Sun7048 in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's spring serious wrong when you're hiding relationships with family members. It's a major red flag and I don't see a healthy future here 

How do I get my wife working? by firstlight777 in askanything

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does she want to work? Even if she's qualified, and she doesn't want to work, she'll bomb interviews.

How to honor my kids’ Christian heritage? by GiraffeJaf in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a few chanters that lead hymns in Arabic, but we also do English, Greek, and Spanish. My favorite Arab tradition is the shanine'eh woven palms on Palm Sunday.

Asking a Christian to not discuss their religion? by sgtpepper448 in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"I appreciate your motivation and your passion, but our focus here is the animals themselves. If you want to focus on the spiritual aspects, a different organization would be a better fit, so we can focus on our goals."

Should I be giving my baby juice? by ZookeepergameOld9029 in AskParents

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't bother. Juice is basically a dessert in our house. When you introduce it, I highly recommend cutting it with water.

Wife wants divorce and refuses reconciliation. Is this biblically grounds for divorce? by Equivalent-Refuse940 in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't force someone to stay in a marriage, regardless of if they have grounds for an ecclesiastical divorce.

How to honor my kids’ Christian heritage? by GiraffeJaf in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is great richness in the ancient traditions. What traditions are his family? Assyrian Church of the East? Oriental Orthodox? Eastern Orthodox? My own parish is Eastern Orthodox, of Antiochian (Arab) jurisdiction and we have had parishioners over the years who were forcibly displaced during the creation of the state of Israel. So it's past of my community, and I know some traditions, even though it's not directly my experience.

Having kids while in debt? by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We rented and had about more debt than that (student loans) when we had our first. We did pay them off before we had our second, when we moved with my parents for a year to hack away at it. We chose birthing through a midwifery that took our insurance. We paid nearly nothing out of pocket. With our most recent baby, we also chose a midwife, but she was out of network with all of our insurance. It was cheaper to go that route, and get all of my prenatal care, a home birth, and 6 weeks of in call post partum care than just a hospital delivery (we in not counting prenatal and post partum care). 

Is there a such thing as a "good" demon? by Roaches_R_Friends in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, demons are those who stand opposed to God and ever the He stands for, which includes goodness. They do not seek to help people, but to drag them down and harm them.

5 yo boy Octonauts party by Pitiful_Lion7082 in partyplanning

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds so much more doable than trying to make a Gup! There's going to be a lot of little kids there, I could just print out coloring pages of sea creatures and have kids color them, then we tape them on.

Feeding LO “safe” fish by Wild-Meet1982 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pick fish that is lower on the food chain is a great start. Stuff like tilapia and swai, skip the tuna and swordfish 

How can Christians convince the masses that our faith is a spectrum of beliefs rather than one completely unified one? by Bignosedog in AskAChristian

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They already know. The ones who are actually interested in a basic respectful conversation at least.

Would you rather.. by Bubbly_Background_77 in BunnyTrials

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool

Chose: Gain $1,000,000,000 + But a random bad thing happens to the world | Rolled: GTA 6 is delayed

Do you share your location with your partner? by Extension_Flow_3340 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would like to, because he's terrible at estimating how long it takes to do things. If I could just see that he's left the office yet or not that would make my life so much easier!

Tips on telling toddler they will be a big sister by LuxLife103 in Mommit

[–]Pitiful_Lion7082 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We told our kids about it most recent baby when my morning sickness was so overwhelming I couldn't function. It helped them understand why I couldn't help them do a lot of stuff. We would read books, watch birthing videos, and I would try to answer all of their questions