No, no wife any more. She is pretty tolerant (from a distance) but thinks I am 1 step away from Hare Krishna craziness and dancing in the airports. The kids like it though and sometimes pick flowers to do Ganesha pujas.
When we were married I had a puja altar and did pujas a lot. But all those religious idols made her nervous, her being a New York Jewish/American Princess and all... --- In [email protected], "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "benjaminccollins" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Ben, you got game! Thanks for the come back. But really, if > you don't mind my asking, are you married and is your wife with you > on the Hindu pantheon stuff. Ain't nothing wrong with it, I like it > myself. But raising kids, and the crazy, crazy homework and all the > other stuff doesn't leave much time except for the basics. > > in the same boat, lurk > > > > > > Hey, I knew there was a risk publishing this story on FFL! I > probably > > deserve the slings and arrows. But I think that the experience of > > initiating was worthwhile. It is the one true thing that remains > > unaffected by all the TMO crap. > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "lurkernomore20002000" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "benjaminccollins" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > snsnip > > > > > > > > My kids all know that I meditate, and that I do pujas, and go > to the > > > > Hindu Temple. There are lots of Ganeshas in my home and it is > all > > > > part of their world. But I have never pushed it on them. We > talk > > > > about it at times, and they know that if I don't meditate I get > > > > cranky. > > > > > > snip > > > > > > The puja room is bed room sized and > > > > contains my spiritual library and 2 elaborate altars with a 3 > foot > > > > stone Ganesha and a 4 foot Durga along with Vishnu, Lakshmi > and other > > > > deities. > > > > > > snip > > > > > > (For some reason people think other people want to hear every > cute > > > little detail about their kids.) By the way Ben, just curious, > is > > > there a wife in this picture somewhere. I mean it's quite a get > up you > > > have and wives with kids tend get pretty mainstream. > > > > > > P.S. I've got three young kids of my own. Maybe that's why the > last > > > thing I want hear is about other little kids > > > > > > lurk To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
