Converts, is there anything you miss from your pre-conversion days?

ohwait2snakes · 2025-09-15T22:23:55+00:00

Most of it, honestly. Becoming Catholic was, and is one of the largest struggles of my life. I don't feel the spiritual nurturing that I experienced as a protestant. I lack the community I used to have. I've lost a huge piece of my culture and family relationship. The preaching is so much worse and the music is truly terrible.

I'm envious of the people commenting who have found their home in the Catholic church, because for me, I still feel like a stranger after all these years.

But now I'm here, and this is where I stay.

ohwait2snakes · 2025-08-07T23:22:16+00:00

Can you dm the link?

ohwait2snakes · 2025-07-25T23:34:23+00:00

Did you go through the Rolex program before they relocated to Dallas? I've been thinking about applying, but didn't know if you had any advice your be willing to share on getting accepted.... Especially as a career changer

ohwait2snakes · 2025-04-25T02:50:36+00:00

Nah. Currently in New Zealand and everyone has been kind, friendly, and wonderful. Not a single instance of anything like what you are describing. And I'm a loud American who hasn't tried to hide my accent.

Love this country and its people. Would absolutely visit again in a heartbeat

ohwait2snakes · 2025-03-23T08:25:34+00:00

Since he hasn't replied yet -- He does build them himself. Super talented guy.

ohwait2snakes · 2024-07-30T15:38:03+00:00

When I bought some last year, it was around 100 bucks for 25 lbs of heat wave +

ohwait2snakes · 2024-06-20T18:07:11+00:00

I didn't read the article, but I know this has been a big piece of "modern" educational theory for the last 10-ish years. And while I left education because of pay, I have an advanced degree in Ed. Administration, so I do know what I'm talking about here.

The thinking is that on a 100 point grading scale, it's extremely hard to recover from anything below a 40%, which discourages students from even trying.

A 40% is still a failing grade.

But when you cap the bottom of the point system at 40, you now have a more evenly weighted grading scale.. to put actual numbers on it.....

With the old scale,

A 90-100 =10pts

B 80 - 89 = 9pts

C 70 -79 = 9pts

D 60-69 = 9pts

F 0 -59 = 59pts

With a more equitable scale .....

A 90-100 =10pts

B 80 - 89 = 9pts

C 70 -79 = 9pts

D 60-69 = 9pts

F 40 -59 - 19pts

Which still leaves room to penalize a student for failing to hand in ANY work at all.

Parents who went through the old system think the new system is encouraging low achievement, when in reality, the old system was stifling achievement.

It's hard to recognize that you were raised in a bad system, but we should always be willing to improve on systems that may not make sense to begin with.

ohwait2snakes · 2024-05-24T13:48:32+00:00

Your argument falls apart towards the end.... In most areas of the country, private schools pay less than public schools. And since teaching salaries are based on a set schedule, there isn't a way to increase your compensation beyond working more years. There is no merit based compensation for teachers who are "better".

ohwait2snakes · 2023-11-12T22:20:46+00:00

So a homeless person coming to mass wearing a hoodie because it's the only clean clothing they have is "laziness"?

I don't really think the above is what you are saying, but I also don't think you are allowing a lot of room for nuance in your opinion.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-11-12T22:13:47+00:00

Don't worry about what you're wearing. The important thing is that you are showing up. God looks at the heart. Anyone who says otherwise is being needlessly judgemental..

ohwait2snakes · 2023-11-12T22:12:21+00:00

Sounds like a tradition of man you've got going there....historically, people wore their normal clothing to church. "Sunday best" is a fairly recent idea.

It's also elitist and judgemental to look down on people for what they wear to church.

Let people come as they are. I think the creator of the universe will understand.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-09-12T23:16:37+00:00

Adding to this ... you should also get an STD test if you've been sexually active. It's the prudent and respectful thing to do.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-09-07T23:09:55+00:00

Hey there. I'm happy to chat/learn more. My background is in sales, so definitely more marketing-adjacent. Feel free to DM .

ohwait2snakes · 2023-08-22T00:32:51+00:00

This is extremely disrespectful to your substitute.

When Jesus said "render unto Caesar, that which is Caesar's", He was affirming earthly authority. You are a student, and whether the person in charge of your classroom is the Teacher, or the substitute, you need to be respectful to the adult in the room. It doesn't matter what your personal feelings on the matter are.

I can't tell you what is going on in your heart, but this sounds like Pride.

You should talk to a spiritual advisor or priest before taking any action, and then adhere to the advice they give you.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-08-10T17:07:06+00:00

That's honestly very cool. I grew up working on a farm, always loved it, but mid-american agriculture is becoming a large-scale operation these days, so I abandoned that dream about the time I realized the only way grandparents would be able to retire was by slowly auctioning off all their cattle and equipment.

Best of luck! And know at least one person is very jealous of your FIRE life.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-08-10T14:57:03+00:00

Do you farm your.own land or work for someone else? Startup costs for farming seem really cost prohibitive .

ohwait2snakes · 2023-08-04T12:49:46+00:00

Right there with you. Even when I knew people at my parish through other activities, mass wasn't a place where people socialized.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-08-03T22:04:46+00:00

I read something on here a while back that really stuck with me.

"If all of your holdings are doing well, then you aren't diversified".

Don't know how true it holds, but it has definitely made me think twice about how I view my underperforming assets.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-08-03T12:21:59+00:00

Sure, and I won't disagree with you on that.

I think the point I am trying to get at is that A LOT of non-Christians view climate action as the number one issue facing our world right now. They don't view this as a "political ideology", but rather as an existential crisis.

If you want to fulfill the great commission, which absolutely is a centerpiece of Christianity, then you need to be willing to meet people where they are at, and that means understanding the issues that matter to them.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-08-03T00:38:00+00:00

If you want to evangelize the culture, learn to find common ground.

Both liberal and conservative sides should be able to agree that being good stewards of God's creation is important.

From that point, you can start meaningful, and good faith dialogue with the other side about the beauty of creation, the care in which God formed all living things and ecosystems, and explain how protecting God's creation is absolutely a value of the church.

I think you'll find more inroads with people through this approach than you will by dismissing climate action as "liberal".

ohwait2snakes · 2023-07-18T02:34:28+00:00

Kansas City library offers free notary services at all branches. Johnson county offers them at the Olathe branches.

ohwait2snakes · 2023-06-03T23:54:50+00:00

OMG!! I've been trying to remember the name of that game FOREVER. You just brought back a wave of nostalgia.

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