GRANNY WANTS TO BE COURTED

Welcome to MFP, we are all in this together. I've been here for about 3 weeks now and love it.

Hi and welcome! I am a Christian and a granny, too. Feel free to befriend me!

Your story is very similar to that of my mother. God bless you in your quest to be courted. Jesus understands, and smiles on your bending of the rules to help get the support you need. God bless you, Granny. :flowerforyou:

You sound like one cool granny! Welcome! I too am a Christian. Feel free to add me as well.

I wonder how Odin felt growing up with a hairy mom. Hmmm.

Good luck on your soulful journey...somewhere out there is a surfing grandpa just waiting for you :flowerforyou:

So it's ok to "bend" the rules because you're Christian? Sounds pretty hypocritical to me.

Oh my goodness, how rude! Christians have been rule benders since their inception. From secret church meetings to avoid being persecuted to talking about their faith on a MFP thread. It does not make her hypocritical, it makes her someone who sticks to her guns!!

Granny, don't pay any attention to this naysayer! I KNOW that is not what you meant!!

Welcome Welcome!! As for your thankfulness, scripture says to do everything for the glory of God...so rock on lady!! Spirituality is an important part of healing the whole self. Whether you depend on a higher being or not, having faith in something is what keeps us going. And LOVE YOU TOO Granny!!

Dear posters

I wanted to offer a brief explanation for the locking of this thread, as well as offer a preview of some changes that will be debuted soon at MyFitnessPal. These changes are being made with the express purpose of allowing more leeway in terms of what users can freely post on the site.

The forum guidelines include this item:

13) Topics about politics, religion, atheism, or sexuality are not allowed and will be deleted. This includes posting images or signatures. Unfortunately, we have seen that topics about either of these subjects are highly likely to result in heated arguments and disputes. If you really wish to discuss any of these topics, please google political forums, religious forums, etc. - there are plenty of other places to express your views.

In the past, with only a small crew of volunteer moderators to help keep the dialogue on the site positive and supportive, Mike has reluctantly had to create a rule which disallows any posts about these potentially divisive topics. Mike would greatly prefer to allow all of these topics to be discussed on the site, but so far, we haven’t had the resources to moderate such topics in a manageable fashion.  Often the tone of the original thread is harmless, but as the threads proceed, members participating in such topics have been subject to insults or attacks, feelings have gotten hurt, and in more instances than we would like, a moderator wasn’t able to step in quickly enough to prevent this from happening.

To help the situation and with the purpose of really letting conversation on the site blossom, two things are being done: the team is training more moderators, and the site will soon feature a new “Groups” feature.

With Groups, Members will be able to form their own groups and invite other members to join.  Each group would have it’s own forum, and group forums would have much more leeway in the range of topics discussed.  So, for example, you’ll absolutely be able to create a faith-based, or politically leaning support group and discuss the exact range of topics you’d like to discuss.  Groups will be able to host a much more diverse and mature range of conversations, and because groups will be able to moderate themselves, we hope they’ll be much better at protecting some of our more targeted populations from unwanted hassle. We plan to heavily promote the existence of groups to all of our members, fostering strong participation and hopefully giving you exactly the community experience you are looking for on our site.

In the meantime, we appreciate your understanding. We’re committed to making MyFitnessPal a place where all members can communicate openly in a supportive, and positive environment that helps them to achieve their weight-loss and fitness goals.

If you would like to review the forum guidelines, please visit the following link:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/14923-forum-rules-please-read-before-posting

At our discretion, this locked thread may be deleted entirely in the near future.

With respect,
CatCrazy
MyFitnessPal Forum Moderator

PS there is no bending of the rules for anyone however passionate you feel about a topic. We cannot wait for groups so folk can freely talk about topics that they feel passionate about...they are coming soon. VERY soon!