Babies and Church

**frugalandsimple** · 07-28-2007, 07:54 PM

Let's say there's a single young woman that recently joined at a Church and sits behind you. You have a baby and maybe a few more kids. You don't know her but she introduces herself to your family. You noticed that the young woman is wearing hearing aids. The young woman says that she loves babies and asks you if you go to Church here. What would be your first impression of this young woman?

**coltsmama** · 07-28-2007, 08:28 PM

that she was friendly?

**baxjul** · 07-28-2007, 08:52 PM

I would wonder where she came from, and if she was looking for a job or something. I'm not exactly sure.

**Mamaw** · 07-28-2007, 09:01 PM

I would think that she perhaps was reaching out to try and find a church family. If she is a younger person, perhaps she felt someone with babies and small children would be within her age bracket and would be open to talk with her. I would certainly not let her take any of the children or anything, but I would be polite and sociable.

**FrugalMomof3** · 07-28-2007, 09:37 PM

I think she was trying to be friendly and find someone with similar interests as her which would be children or maybe someone within her agre bracket. She's probably new and just trying to meet people and make friends.

**Missy** · 07-28-2007, 09:54 PM

i agree with the looking to make friends...

curious though, i dont get the part of hearing aides...was she having trouble with them? what do they have to do with the question? did she need help with the aids?

**Cricket1** · 07-28-2007, 10:53 PM

I would think she was trying to be friendly. I, too, don't understand where the hearing aides come in.

**Cricketlegs** · 07-28-2007, 10:56 PM

I too am confused about the aides part---I WEAR hearing aides and have since I was a child. My children are hearing impaired as well as my Mom and my sister and my Aunt and so on.

I hope you aren't suggesting there was something WRONG with this girl because she has a hearing disability.

**frugalandsimple** · 07-29-2007, 05:15 AM

Sorry, if it sounded like a stupid question. I was asking because as a newcomer to a Church, I just wanted to know if it would be okay to mention in a conversation that I love babies. I do wear hearing aids.

**Cricketlegs** · 07-29-2007, 12:42 PM

Now I get it! LOL!

I am sorry if I came across as rude!

I would try and make friends at church with people who were my aga and had similar life styles.

I think it is okay to say you love babies.

Forget about the hearing imparment it is just a small part of who we are. While it is true it does define alot about us, it doesn't take anything away from us.

Hope you make some friends, it stinks to be new.

Cricket

**annymoll** · 07-29-2007, 08:39 PM

You just sounded friendly to me Chris. I hope you two will become friends.

**Missy** · 07-30-2007, 11:33 AM

Ahhh I get it now.

The hearing aides wouldn't at all concern me. I would think that the young lady was looking to find some like-minded friends at the new church.

**frugalfarmwife** · 07-30-2007, 11:40 AM

I think that church is a wonderful place to make friends, and no, no one that I know would pay any attention at all to the hearing aids, they are NOT who you are, they are just a device that helps you

Don't let them define your life

I will say that my younger brother is very active in the church we grew up in and has the most full social life of ANYONE I know, he's always going on picnics, to movies, you name it he's out there. And my brother DOES have special needs, his needs are things that people need to know, but the atmosphere of the church has been the best thing in his life.

Relax, move slowly to make friends and enjoy the companionship of people with similiar interests

kj