Comments on: An Empty Chair at My Daughter’s Wedding

By: Jason Fisher

Jason Fisher — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:58:51 +0000

Craig,
Posts like this make me wish you would have done more on your blog.(hint hint) It is insightful, heartfelt and well needed.

By: Donella

Donella — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:23:18 +0000

this made me cry. I have been recently thinking about my own daughter and how I don’t want to leave her without a mama for any reason. the stupidest reason would be because mama couldn’t get past food. The hardest part I see for alot of addicts (of any kind) is breaking the addiction to addiciton- as in trading one addiction for another. I know that’s is a major contributor to why I got fat…traded one thing for another (food).
We just got a wii today- the major factor in that was to have something fun that can be part of a work out since I find most physical activity either mind numbing boring or I physically medically can’t do it. I just hope the wii can help- Hopefully it doesn’t end up like the pilates dvds… unopened and unplayed.

By: dsackr

dsackr — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:01:18 +0000

@Cher – I think it is fair to compare overeating with smoking or drinking – but what we are talking about here is not simply overeating – its the addiction. Many religious people believe its sinful to drink alcohol but most could still have compassion on the alcoholic that can’t seem to break the addiction. Telling someone to not sleep around isn’t the same as dealing with a sex addict.

At this point in my life, I’m not concerned with whether or not my eating habits are sinful – only that I’m addicted to food and I have to find a way (maybe “The Way”) to break the addiction. For me, this is about so much more than weight loss… know what I mean?

By: Cher

Cher — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:05:30 +0000

Wow, very intense post, but a good one. Being that we are all Christian here, It’s always been a wonder to me, why this is the one Sin we tend not to talk about, or condemn as strongly as others. We have no problem telling people not to sleep around and get drunk, but what happened to all the other sins, hate, fits of rage, and yes gluttony? It just goes to show we all have a cross that we bear. The difficult road that we experience should help us understand others with compassion and not condemnation.

I miss Mom too. I don’t know what she could have done about it, I don’t know why God didn’t heal such a Godly woman. It all hurts, a Lot. Personally, I tend to lean on “your not gonna go unless it’s your time”. but then again, when you think about it, Who AM I? I’ve smoked a pack of cigarettes a day since I was 15 years old. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I keep saying to myself, “Oh, I won’t get lung Cancer, that can’t happen to me. I mean after all you see people who smoke and live to be 100 yrs old”. Sad justification isn’t it…You would think that losing my mother would be a huge wake up call, but I walk around in denial….

And I pray, Lord – Give us Mercy, Help us, Show us how we can overcome these addictions in our lives. Better yet, give us the desire to truly care in our actions. WE are helpless…

Cher
I’m just a woman