Comments on: Sunstone 2008, personal wrap-up.

By: Elise

Elise — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:30:06 +0000

So incredibly sad I missed it. I was actually planning to drive up for a few days and see my parents at the same time, and unfortunately ended up at a funeral that weekend instead. I’m looking forward to listening to the recordings and hoping I’ll get a chance to see Mr. W again in person sometime – I was very sad to hear this would be his last symposia although his new endeavors seem exciting.

By: Ayla

Ayla — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:41:10 +0000

it was great to meet you!

By: Kiskilili

Kiskilili — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:08:24 +0000

I had so much fun hanging out with you! I hope you and Jana are there next year. (And I hope I’m there next year!)

By: G

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:21:09 +0000

I really wish I had attended that panel where you shared your children’s experiences.
It was such a vast vast pleasure to met you and jana and catgirl, an honor I will never forget.
I hope to keep up the acquaintance!

By: John

John — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:51:40 +0000

Thanks a lot, Matt. It almost seemed unfair not to include the kids’ voices in this.

I think the “not knowing any other paradigm” applies to far more than parenting. Mormons live in a very secure, strongly-defined space–past those bounds there is a lot of fear and many unknowns.

By: Matt Thurston

Matt Thurston — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:48:18 +0000

John, really enjoyed your presentation on the Should I Stay or Should I Go session. Seeking input from your children and weaving their articulate thoughts into your presentation was inspired. It would be interesting to revisit this topic from time to time over the years as your kids continue to grow up and evolve. I think many Liberal Mormons, myself included, need to see good examples of children raised outside of the church (who used to be in the church). I still think there is a lot of fear about raising kids outside of the church. More than that though, I think the problem is lack of alternative paradigms. For many Mormons, the LDS parenting paradigm is the only one they know. Maybe 7-8 years in the future, we can get the entire Remy family on a Sunstone panel to revisit the topic.

Enjoyed seeing you and Jana at SS. We didn’t get to talk much, but since we can always get together in SoCal, it was nice to spend time with others we only get to see once a year.