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My brother was quite isolated but yeah I think he did write emails to my mom most weeks. He was a bit weird though because he came home and immediately broke up with his gf he had been writing to for 2 years 😂 and he was genuinely quite sulky

it's true man I was doing it on my phone

I didn't sorry I meant to reply to you saying someone would have noticed even if he hadn't said he was sad. Then tell @JKing my brother had a similar reaction. I didn't mean to quote both in the same message

When my brother came home he wouldn't open up to me at first, but I found out he struggled to readjust because our family dynamic changed with me moving out and having a baby.

I meant wouldn't someone have noticed he was having problems, without him saying anything? He won't open up to me.

Bro you are like the coolest dude ever man.

I believe the church is true

no that's not true.

Yeah but when you're young you don't think about eternity or blessings you may receive, you only care about what the deal is for the night. To be honest even now when I think about only living a sanctimonious life it's kind of depressing and makes me want to go have fun, I just try not to think about it.

Yeah this has always confused me. I was baptised when I was 8 or 9, but since I was 14 until I was 19 I didn't go to church and I didn't keep any covenants and I had no intention of ever going back. Yet lots of people would still refer to me as a member, especially my mom even after I told her I am not religious anymore, but that's probably just to make herself feel better. It is weird and it used to annoy me a lot, even when I would say I don't identify as a member people would still refer to me as an inactive member. Probably, unless you request to have your name removed or are excommunicated you will still be considered a member

Ah yeah I explained that to her, I think it is the reason she is okay with our baby having one. If it was like a baptism into the church then she wouldn't let the baby have a blessing

Yes I know I mainly want my daughter to have it, so when she is older she will understand that my religion is important to me and I want it to be important to her. And I want her to have a blessing

We came to an agreement that she can take the baby for a baptism in her Methodist church and I can take the baby for a blessing. only because my wife won't want somethings to be said, even though she said the baby can have a blessing it's her baby too so I don't want there to be something she isn't comfortable with. oh cool I have never seen one before I want my baby to have that I mainly want to hold the baby because she is a screamer unless my wife and I are holding her

I find them all cringeworthy, one of the girls is cute but I have no time for them.

Hi, I have a baby who is 7 months old now, I want to give her a blessing, but I can't do it because I don't have the priesthood right now. I did have it and I have prayed for my daughter lot of times, but my wife just agreed that she can have a blessing. Can I choose what is said in the blessing, even though I can't do it? Also, can I hold the baby during the blessing? Can my wife be there even though she isn't a member? Can I select who I want to give my daughter the blessing? What is the overall significance of it? I know I had one as a baby and I want to do the best thing for my daughter which is why I want her to have a blessing. I kind of know I should research this stuff but I am busy and I have heard some contrasting things from people I asked. So please help me

I enjoyed this but I think the LDS guy could have explained the beliefs a bit better and let the other guy counteract him more.

I mean I am on his side I am LDS but I don't like the way he represents views of other christians. I have lots of close family who are methodists, and the way he mocked the trinity and spoke as if he was authoritative on the issue when he clearly had no idea what he was talking about irritated me. I could never show my wife or one of my cousins his videos now because they are of the opinion he has no idea what he is talking about, which is true. Also, I find him so arrogant when comparing LDS beliefs to other religions beliefs, I feel like someone should tell him what the bible says: And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. Corinthians 13 v 2. And he barely has any knowledge or understanding 😂 I find him such an embarrassment, really hope he vanishes soon

Am I the only one who finds him absolutely intolerable

Yeah she doesn't care if I have enough sleep, I don't think she gets much more though maybe a nap when the baby sleeps during the day. My wife took the baby to be with her cousin for a holiday and I have slept so much, seen my friends even watched rugby, but now I miss them and want them to come home. I can't win 😂 I think that seems the most likely solution 😂

No bro you're helpful I don't like country music lol that's for Americans 😂

basically I work 8-22 Monday-Wed Fri--Sat and Thursday I finish 19. On Thursday I still get home at 22:30 because it's time for me to spend with my mom and siblings. Yeah I have a plan, I'm working so many hours at the moment because I'm an apprentice and I need to get my USPTA Professional certificate so I can become a tennis coach. I have my junior one so I assist in teaching kids and I do sooo much club admin and I run the evening social sessions, but basically until I have the certificate I can't give private lessons so it's almost impossible for me to make enough money now. But soon I am going to get the certificate and then I will be able to choose my hours more. Yeah the thing is she doesn't like it if I go to bed early like before 00:30 because she wants to spend time with me, and then the baby wakes up at 5AM and then I have to care for her because my wife says I haven't seen her since yesterday morning. I can't get any me time 😥I do find caring for my daughter quite relaxing most mornings but it doesn't help with the exhaustion I feel . I have 14 hour work days and I know it's not good that I leave my wife and baby for so long but I can't afford to work less hours. and I think my wife should understand that I have to work all these hours and give me a break to be on my own and relax . Before the baby was born she always let me have time on my own, because she understood that's how I relax and it's not an insult to her I just like being on my own, but now she doesn't let me have time to myself

We both like rocket league 😂

No I wasn't forced to I just wanted to because after seeing her in lots of pain and when she was sick I realised that I love her and I wanted to marry her. I hope really really soon I won't have to work so many hours and late hours. It is a priority for me to be with my family more. I know she has unmet needs but I can't be expected to meet all of our financial needs and all of her emotional needs. I think her friends and family can help here with that

oh I just realised, I'm crazy tired today lol

Just if I want to reply to friends of mine who message me and I like to look on instsgram and play games on my phone it's how I relax. I am still spending time with her but I just look at my phone occasionally, but I do try not to because I know it upsets her. I don't ignore my daughter I only get to see her in the morning for a couple of hours and most of Sunday but I care for her then