Lent?

[MrsR]

Who's given up what for lent? We've given up sweets, chocolate and take away and I've taken up sewing for lent.

 

[LilyMac]

I've (seriously) given up giving up things for lent!
I always say I'll give this that and the other up then fail and spend the rest of lent feeling like an awful person, so this year I've decided not to bother lol

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

I've given up alcohol! And I've stuck to it! I usually attempt giving up chocolate etc and never manage it, but thought I'd give up something a bit more meaningful this year!

 

[bearsmummy]

I've given up chocolate, fizzy drinks and I'm only allowed one takeaway a week which is my sunday Chinese x

 

[MrsR]

Yay!!! Wonderful to give up something meaningful mmg&i Ive never done lent before so this is all new to me

 

[evie_smith]

O gave up bread and alcohol until the alcohol went tits up the first night!' I'm not at aa or anything like that! Lol buy DH invited friends round for a drink?! Lol and then I went to me mates the next day and she had already "oh I made some sandwiches specially for when you arrived"

 

[MrsR]

I just explain that Ive given those things up for lent and the person usually understands. On Friday a friend of mine came round after her grandad's funeral and she'd said to me that she was going to bring chocolate but when I explained about lent she completely understood and brought doritoes instead. I can not wait for Easter! I'm ridiculously excited! My first Easter as a Christian! :-D

 

[evie_smith]

I explained but they just laughed at me :-/ rather insulting in my mind

 

[MrsR]

I agree evie but that's there loss, not yours. You're doing something that means a lot to you. It's a shame when people react like that.

 

[evie_smith]

Yea it is I picked two things well the bread at least I have allot of and I enjoy the odd glass of wine so it really put me out

 

[Me, My Girls & I]

Do you guys know about the loophole with lent?! Because sundays are a day for rejoicing/praising god and all that, they decided they don't count! So they took all the Sunday's out and stuck them at the start of lent! My uncle told me years ago and I thought it was shite, but it was on songs of praise the other week so it HAS to be true I don't regulary watch songs of praise btw, it was just on!

 

[MrsR]

Lol! I did know but I'm just doing it as normal. Tbh I'm not sure I've chosen the right things cos so far I haven't missed them