SilentJoy Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I'm going to guess that 99.9% of parents regardless of vocation, let thier own human-ness show at times and let their adult children see that perhaps their choices aren't aligned with their dreams. My sister (a mommy of two and wife of one) got a cuuuuute little pitbull puppy...guess how THAT went over with dad? :rotfl2: Yeah, pretty much every decision you make is up for judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totustuus20 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 thank you all for the great advice! I have a skype meeting with the RSM vocations director this weekend, so hopefully that will bring clarity with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marigold Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Let us know how it goes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 thank you all for the great advice! I have a skype meeting with the RSM vocations director this weekend, so hopefully that will bring clarity with it! They're awe.some! :flex: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 The RSMs are wonderful. I was in contact with them in the past and they were really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catholicamama Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I have personal experience where i have witnessed (more than once) the influence of 'family' to the point it destroyed religious vocations....i am talking about women who had already gone through discernment and actually entered various convents....only to be pressured by family to leave. It's heartbreaking really. Hopefully you and others will follow your own heart and what God wills for you and not what you parents, friends and family force you to do, be it one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady-Indis Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) I'll pray for you! :nun3: My parents are supportive, but my extended family is not, so I know just a leetle bit of how it feels. :nunpray: Edited September 30, 2014 by Lady-Indis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totustuus20 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Thank you all for your thoughts and your prayers! Any advice for the skype call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Thank you all for your thoughts and your prayers! Any advice for the skype call? Remember to look at the camera, not the Vocations Directress; otherwise, it will look like you're not making eye contact with her. Keep in mind what the background looks like (these people FOLD fitted sheets - the main reason I'll never be an RSM :hehe2: - so no messy bedroom scenes). Edited October 1, 2014 by SilentJoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totustuus20 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 I live in a dorm with a roommate; should I move into the living room to keep from distractions such as my roommate? Also, what do you mean about the fitted sheets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I live in a dorm with a roommate; should I move into the living room to keep from distractions such as my roommate? Also, what do you mean about the fitted sheets? Sorry, I was trying to be funny...I have never figured out the trick for folding fitted sheets. I always just end up wadding them in a mostly-squarish bundle. A few years ago I went on a retreat weekend with the Religious Sisters of Mercy and stayed in their guest house. When I opened the linen closet to grab something, I noticed that all of the sheets were perfectly folded, including the fitted ones...I'd never seen that feat before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totustuus20 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 How did you like them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy15 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 http://m.wikihow.com/Fold-a-Fitted-Sheet There you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 http://m.wikihow.com/Fold-a-Fitted-Sheet There you go! My eyes...they are opened. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentJoy Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 How did you like them? I loved them, and I loved the visit! The Sisters are very bright but also very kind and down-to-earth, and they have a strong love for the Church, Reason and the Eucharist. I got the sense that their active apostolate had its source in the contemplative aspect of their lives, and flowed out from that hidden love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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