Since I've been away this semester, my family has begun attending a new church. This morning was only my second Sunday morning, so I sat with my family I looked around the congregation for anyone I knew, or anyone my age that looked interesting. There were plenty of senior citizens, a good number of middle-aged couples with families, and a smattering of people in my age bracket. I was getting half-way interested until I realized that all the people over the age of 20 in the sanctuary were all married. All of them! I didn't see one single person my age who wasn't at least married, if not bringing 2-3 children in tow! Not that marriage necessarily makes people uninteresting, but it makes making new friends a little more difficult. I realized that since I left for school at 18 (when everyone was still single) until now, four years later, all of those single people who didn't leave and go to school found at least one thing to do - making babies! Now I feel like the odd one out, thank goodness.
Sunday, May 22, 2005
The blog of Odessa Nelson, a girl wandering into a woman's world. Christian, Musician, Music Ed. major at Lee University, Avid reader, Inquisitive about everything.
Contact Odessa: blue_skies17@hotmail.com
Things that make me smile: oversized flowers. kittens. peppermint icecream. smooth espresso. yellow umbrellas. leather gloves. black heels. old books. pillow fights. little children. raspberries. black and white photographs. kayaking. tortises. the color orange.
What should you talk about if I look entirely bored: Latin requiems. Anglicanism. Audrey Hepburn. Atonality. Choral Conducting. Education. Uganda. Chopin. Billy Collins. Old movies. C.S Lewis. Espresso.
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3 Comments:
Am I the only one who reads yopur xanga? I hope not, it's so much fun.
Anonymous...no.
This is an amusing post Odessa. You make me feel like I escaped or something. Maybe you're right.
I believe one ought to wait a good while to marry and have children. In one's early twenties, a person has just finished being a child, oneself. It's important to go about and experience the richness of what life has to offer as an adult, before becoming immersed again in family life.
Furthermore, a child is indeed, much better off with a parent who thought more in depth about the prospect of having kids, and who has learned a bit more about the world.
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