flatulence and relationships

After reading the thread about Runner Girl and Swimmer Dude, I thought I’d share this story:

Recently, I was in an adult Sunday School class. There were about 15-20 people ranging in age from about 30 to 75. We were studying one of the Epistles and the lesson had to do with living a godly life. So, the teacher asked the question about what “worldly desires” we struggled with that conflicted with living a godly life. Someone said, “Overeating”…O…K…..Then someone else commented about being a workaholic and how that was a conflict. (I sort of rolled my eyes) So then I blurted out “SEX!” The room got quiet. I continued on, “I am a HEALTHY woman with HEALHY desires, but NO husband and I know the ‘rules’ about being a Christian, and let me tell you, it’s a STRUGGLE!” The room was quiet. All of a sudden everyone seemed interested in what their shoes looked like or how many ceiling tiles there were. Eventually, the teacher asked another question and the discussion moved on….

So, after the class, an old retired physician pulled me aside and said, “Michele, I want to tell you something.” Keep in mind that this guy is a very dignified and well respected member of the community and our church. I thought I was going to get a lecture about being a godly woman or something. He said, “I used to tell my patients to fart first.” Huh? He said, “I would tell them that if you don’t know someone well enough to fart in front of them, then you don’t know them well enough to have sex with them….I think that’s a good rule to follow.” And then he turned and walked out to go on to the worship service….

That still makes me laugh (I don’t know if it was the advice itself or the fact that it was given to me by a very dignified 75-year-old man in a Sunday School classroom before church….)

So you see, Janelle, Swimmer Dude may have been just letting you know that he was ready to move to the next level. Ha!