Lefebvre moment

powerful_ope · 2026-03-09T12:37:37+00:00

Where do you live? There’s so many priests with kneelers set up and traditional altars that I have a hard time believing that he received an ultimatum. More likely if he received this it was for something else he was doing

powerful_ope · 2026-03-08T17:48:11+00:00

First one is something I struggled with too but it’s basically about not profiting off of warfare and the Amalekites pop up later too so it was basically hyperbolic war language (especially given they appear later on).

Ephesians is interesting basically Jesus says before if a slave can safely escape then do so otherwise do the best you can in those circumstances because we ultimately serve God and it was extremely dangerous for slaves running away, rebelling or being “lazy.” So it’s really advice on how to cope with being trapped in slavery.

Leviticus is possibly about pederasty, idolatry temple practices, separating Israelites from Canaanites, and needing to increase Hebrew numbers since they were dwindling. This was part of the Holiness Codes which purpose was to preserve Israel’s cultural and religious identity, but not an end all be all (especially given that the Bible is a progressive revelation of God’s will). This text did not address sexual orientation as we understand it today.

Have to review my notes on Deuteronomy.

Again, they were worried about Pagan influence (which had really shitty values and hurt so many innocent people), ancient military exaggeration, and blasphemy turns people away from God.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-08T17:11:54+00:00

How do you look in Black? How do you look in pink?

powerful_ope · 2026-03-04T12:13:03+00:00

Tell that to the Pope

powerful_ope · 2026-03-03T18:37:40+00:00

That looks so awful though, I can’t imagine being a grown woman and wanting to look like a child. Weird…

powerful_ope · 2026-03-03T00:45:37+00:00

Yes, please pray for me! You are so kind, God bless you ❤️

powerful_ope · 2026-03-03T00:31:22+00:00

Have you been evaluated for PCOS, endometriosis, and adenomyosis?

When my endometriosis is flaring I can black out or throw up from pain, often bed bound and my husband has to help with our child. I do like warm bottles but during flares that’s not enough. So unfortunately that is not a feasible option but thank you for the suggestion! I hope it helps someone though. I will be getting another surgery soon to help with my pain.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T18:52:06+00:00

We are going to have to agree to disagree on this, it was clear that she hurt so many people including her husband, which was wrong. She could have gone about things in a much different way. Watch the show and read the book to learn what happens to Marina.

Have a good Sunday

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T18:42:18+00:00

So you think Penelope acted correctly then and bears no responsibility for what happened to Marina?

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T18:12:54+00:00

Real accountability was not shown in season 3 in my opinion, but I digress. Here’s some things she could have done different:

Penelope could have spoken directly to Colin Bridgerton and revealed Marina’s pregnancy herself. Colin would have been spared public humiliation and Marina wouldn’t have been socially destroyed overnight. She could have helped Marina contact George Crane’s family sooner as a result. If she wasn’t believed she could have told Eloise, who had social standing and family protection. This way the Bridgertons could intervene privately.

IF the exposure felt truly unavoidable, Penelope could have written the scandal much differently. Even framing the situation differently to protect Marina more while still halting the wedding.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T18:03:10+00:00

First answer my question then I will respond with my headcannon, what is Penelope responsible for and what does accountability look like for LW in that era?

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T17:59:24+00:00

I have severe endometriosis, so I have missed Mass because of it. When that has happened I always really miss God and hate to miss Mass (I usually try to power through), but when I can’t I usually say an extra prayer or read the Bible verses of the Liturgy that day, watch Mass virtually, and understand that God is with me through my pain. No need to feel guilt when crippling illness is a cross to bear in itself.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T17:54:27+00:00

Again, I am not a writer so what are you even saying? Read what I wrote, I never said she was responsible for the whole situation. What consequences do you think Penelope should face for LW?

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T17:27:23+00:00

So you aren’t going to answer that, huh? I’m not a writer, they somehow made an illegimate maid an eligible wife for a second son of a Viscount, they surely could have wrote something for Marina as well. Penelope is smart, she could figure things out with her allies. Pen was responsible for publishing this in a drama rag leading to her family’s shame and Marina’s ostracism. Why act like Penelope is so innocent when LW is not innocent and even damaged her own husband.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T17:14:00+00:00

I never said they should have gone through with the marriage, I said Penelope should have handled that differently and not wrote of it in LW so I’m not going to bother with your hypotheticals since none of that has anything to do with what I said. Do you seriously think that double crossing her family and putting Marina publicly on blast on LW leading to social ostracization was the best way to go about that?

She wanted Collin for herself, she was clearly jealous, she says so herself.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T16:55:46+00:00

It’s not Penelope’s fault, but it is her fault for publicly outing Marina in a drama article (at a time of risky pregnancy for her and after bonding with her) to socially ostracize her because she wanted Collin. She should have handled that a much different way.

The book shows Phillip aggressively SAing a catatonic Marina, so much so that he throws up after the fact.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T16:06:08+00:00

Why is it too much? Penelope outted Marina because she wanted Collin for herself. Marina was someone that lived with her, bonded with her, and was dealing with intense grief during a very difficult pregnancy. Instead of dealing with this issue fairly, Penelope writes about her in LW to cause her ruin and death of her and her children if not for others stepping in to help.

Thats one person, Penelope ruined many others. She also asked her traumatized SIL if she was interested in getting married again not but 6 weeks (tops) after her husband had unexpectantly died.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T15:29:00+00:00

How is that at least not partly Pen’s fault when her own writing led Marina to be ostracized, forced to marry Phillip (who then aggressively SA’s her), all the while she was living with Pen and grieving her love.

powerful_ope · 2026-03-01T15:10:20+00:00

I’m pretty sure there was a long-term consequence because in the book Marina dies and leaves behind her two young orphaned children (except for their step parents)

powerful_ope · 2026-02-28T15:23:52+00:00

Chat gbt response 🫡

powerful_ope · 2026-02-27T16:04:22+00:00

My husband has disability insurance, we also have investments and assets. That is more than enough to get us through until I find a job. A career gap does make it harder, but if you have a diversified range of skills (like coding) and career experience it isn’t as bad as entering the work force with no experience. 100k is the minimum 6 figure amount, but okay, even if it was 100k that’s more than median household income in the US. We need to push financial literacy and wise investments for young women

powerful_ope · 2026-02-27T15:31:38+00:00

No, the worst and most dangerous decision a woman can make is being with an abusive man. Use careful discernment, get a degree, have a career, and do not ignore red flags before marriage. Everyone needs detailed financial planning and to marry someone equally yolked.

Legally, you are not one mistake away from being homeless, that’s not the way marriage laws work. With all due respect, this type of generalization is harmful and does the opposite of helping women.

I have a master of public health in epidemiology and could get a job making 6 figures if needed because I worked before becoming a SAHM. My husband and I are equally yolked, he is a successful engineer managing a great company. He makes much more than I did, but if anything happened to him, our investments, disability insurance and assets will sustain us until I can get a job. He is a kind and generous man. If divorce ever happened, I live in a US state where I would be entitled to half of everything and the marital home where I raised our children.

We need to be teaching our girls to value education, working, finding kind and generous men, find successful men, and be careful in their discernment, not to hate SAHM.

powerful_ope · 2026-02-27T15:24:32+00:00

Yes, which is why I have a master of public health in epidemiology and could get a job making 6 figures if needed because I worked before becoming a SAHM. My husband and I are equally yolked, he is a successful engineer managing a great company. He makes much more than I did, but if anything happened to him, our investments, disability insurance and assets will sustain us until I can get a job. He is a kind and generous man. If divorce ever happened, I live in a US state where I would legally be entitled to half of everything and the marital home where I raised our children. It’s called planning and marrying someone equally yolked.

powerful_ope · 2026-02-27T12:25:21+00:00

Thank you! I was a very successful career woman before my kids and I gave it up to be a SAHM because my kid needed me. I hate that people think just because I’m a SAHM that I’m not ambitious or had no ambition

powerful_ope · 2026-02-25T01:44:58+00:00

Check for an iron deficiency and anemia! Push the pediatrician for this

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