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My DCs annoy the padre...

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IveOffendedThePadre · 07/09/2008 15:42

Name changed here to at least pretend that my RL friends don't know me on here...

Anyway, was in cafe on camp last week with my 2 DCs aged 3yo and 10mnth. 3yo was being quite good - usual fidgeting, asking for stuff, wanting ice cream etc. Baby was asleep but woke up 5 mins before leaving and really cried. 2 men, obviously irritated by the noise, were sat on nearby table - they looked over with disgust a few times and muttered to each other about us. couldn't hear exactly what they said, but def about us...

Eventually, one of them slammed down his drink and said to the other that they should leave because of "this bloody racket"!! I was so angry, as they were leaving I asked them (quite calmly) if they had families of their own? and if so, how lucky that their babies never cried! they ignored me, but everyone in there stopped and stared when we left they were stood by a car still moaning about us.

anyway, to cut a long story short, we turned up for mass today and there was one of the men - the padre!! i am 99.9% certain it was him anyway, he was wearing a distinctive piece of jewellery that i remembered.

it's a small congregation with coffee after, but he didn't say anything to me, and during the sermon he talked about "if a neighbour annoys you, don't complain to a higher level, just talk to the person yourself"

do you think he recognised us?! and should i jokingly mention this?! i had planned to get DD christened by him...

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herbietea · 08/09/2008 16:03

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hf128219 · 08/09/2008 16:09

That is shocking. Church full stop? Or just his church?

herbietea · 08/09/2008 16:13

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IveOffendedThePadre · 08/09/2008 16:14

herbietea, did you get an apology? how sad if he has ruined your faith

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herbietea · 08/09/2008 16:18

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IveOffendedThePadre · 08/09/2008 16:22

don't be sorry ht! the more the merrier on my padre-slagging thread

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Shoshe · 08/09/2008 16:31

Must admit the Padre here was lovely (he has been posted now) I rang one Christmas to ask if he would let us bring the Mindees (4 CM's about 15 kids all under 3) to the church to see the Nativity.

He laid on tea/Juice and biscuits and read the Christmas Story to the children.

I did embarrass him as we left tho, he said 'So Mrs Shoshe, will we be seeing you in Church at Midnight Mass'

my reply......... mmm I don't think so Padre, I'm Jewish'

Poor man didn't quite know what to say

priceyp · 08/09/2008 16:56

My BF complained to me one day that our padre kept talking to her boobs whenever they had a conversation. She then dismissed it saying that it was probably just because he was short and she is tall iyswim. Nope...I am reasonably short and it would appear to be where his eye settled the most...

hf128219 · 08/09/2008 19:55

Shoshe - love your story

twinnylinnie · 09/09/2008 09:07

Hi, I think a situation like this could harm if not dealt with, you wont want to feel there is anything awful beteween you and the padre, especially if you want your baptism srevice to be the special time it should be. Why not be honest and say ''Are you the chap that was annoyed by my crying child in the cafe the other day? I was a bit hurt that you didnt unddrstand I was trying to do my best and quieten him/her, I hope I didnt spoil your conversation too much'', and then stop and wait for him to answer you, end of problem. He could have been trying to have a difficult conversation with the other chap about a personal issue, death, affair, anything, padre's are just people, they make mistakes and are not perfect, make it up if you can, lifes too short, best of luck x

scaryteacher · 09/09/2008 12:23

If that was the case Twinnie, there are more appropriate places to be having a difficult conversation surely...especially if it's a confidential conversation. She was in a cafe, her children made a noise...so what? If the padre doesn't like the noise, don't go to a cafe where there are wives and kids - use the mess or make a coffee in the office.

IveOffendedThePadre · 09/09/2008 18:26

Hi all! Well, cos I'm a bit of a wimp, I think I'm just going to go about this the tried and tested Catholic way... pretend it never happened!!

If he ever mentions it himself, which I doubt he will, I will have to think of something to say eg "Oh it's ok Father, they annoy me too sometimes..."

I agree that there are better places to have a deep-and-meaningful, but maybe someone approached him for on the spot advice, who knows!

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