About 5 years ago I was attending a bible study class in my church. Why it was called a bible study I don’t know. We never did study the bible (unless the pastor’s wife attended the class and did a lesson). What we did do was have an hour’s time of fellowship with other mothers who were in a similar mindset. We all had young children and we all took advantage of the free childcare in the church nursery on Wednesday mornings. I loved it. I got out of my home, I got a break from my very needy baby, and I made friends all at the same time.
Our pastor had been preaching recently about what we “feed” ourselves in the world and how we hypocritically go about as the “good Christians” and wear our crosses and say our prayers but then allow the world to "feed" us worldly entertainment. Well this particular Wednesday morning I somehow managed to blurt out in bible study when the rest of the room had “hushed” (doesn’t it always work that way?) that I L-O-V-E-D watching Desperate Housewives. The intake of breath in the room was enough to make me gasp for oxygen. And one woman- who was particularly “good” says, “You Julie? YOU?! You watch Desperate Housewives?” as she nearly falls out of her chair in disbelief.
Hi, my name is Julie, and I watch Desperate Housewives.
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*gasp* I don't know if we can be friends anymore.
HA. just kidding. I don't watch the Housewives anymore, it just got too ridiculous a few years back, but I do love Grey's and countless other shows that I probably shouldn't. Dexter? True Blood? Mmmmm. yeah... I'd send your bible study into heart failure!
that story is so funny! And, where can I find a bible study like that???
I will be "bad" with you! I SO love that show! Among others, I'm really guilty of watching "inappropriate" television. I like to think that I'm Gabi and my hubs is Carlos (just w/o the money!) :P
Oh, and you got the picture fixed! WTG.
Just don't watch the REAL HOUSEWIVES of ORANGE COUNTY. Holy crap, I live for that smut! It's addicting!
I gave that same reaction to my aunt, my redneck goody-two-shoes aunt - who is an absolutely fabulous and classy woman that I've never known to smoke, drink, or swear and still wonder how she even conceived her son - watched Sex & the City!
Sex & the City and Entourage are my dirty little pleasures ...
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, well, I have never watched that, but I do watch the TOTALLY REAL 'Real Housewives' and I love EVERY. SINGLE. SERIES! They are so ridiculous and trashy and crazy and I don't even think about what my church would think... I just watch away. I know, I know, it is terrible!
Too funny! It does always seem to be extra quiet when you blurt out something you don't want everybody to hear! I have a friend who can't believe that I watch Desperate Housewives...but she watches The Real Housewives which I think is even worse!!
I could feel the gasp over here sucking me in. How dare you...LOL That is too funny. What did you say to that question? "you Julie, You watch Desperate Housewives?" LOL Say it isn't so!
I used to watch NYPD Blue and my dad almost had a heart attack when he found out. HEATHEN is what he called me. LOL
What? You mean Desperate Housewives isn't a good Christian show?? LOL I love that show. it's one of many of my guilty pleasures.
1. We, the "trying to be good Christian women" are living vicariously
2. I can REALLY relate to Lynette's plight of juggling work and children.
3. Good writers.
4. DVR, late at night, chocolate = Nancy's own little therapy.
This made me laugh, but it is honestly something that I've been thinking about more often {especially since my recent bible study}. I watch almost no TV, but then hubs brings home the Dexter for me. Yeah.
and what church is it you said you attended????
The First church of whats happenin Now????
and I am really loving the fact that you are proving that the affliction of "foot in mouth" is not gender specific... ROFL
and really! Desperate Houswives????
FOR REALLLLLLL!!!!!!
Are you sure it wasn't just because its most outlandish plot lines? ;)
Girl, the sin wasn't that you WATCHED it; it was that you ADMITTED it. Because I imagine that all of those ladies had a thing or two that were guilty pleasures, and if you spilled the beans, then it might just get a whole confessional going on. So they had to come down hard on you, BEFORE all heck broke loose....
Lovely comment by my husband... you know - the one who can't stand reality tv, but would watch UFC guys bloodying eachother up 24/7 if he could?
Pam D's right - we all have our guilty pleasures. And somehow during the 20 minutes of tv time I get a week, the darn box ends up on the Housewives of Orange County trainwreck... ha ha.
GASP!!
altho I have nothing to say about it... I'm the one that fell in love with Dead Like Me and the language was atrocious!
:) You could say that you watch it so that you know how NOT to live...
You Julie?!!! *giggle* I use to watch it, but 'gay' has not been explained to Bubba yet (even though there is a couple that live across the street... they're roommates, ahem). A whole bunch of that show just can't be watched with kiddos nearby and it comes on before my kids are in bed. I know, I really need DVR.
So funny! It's always when the room gets quiet and you're not expecting it too! Oh I've been there!
I heart you ALL that much more for saying it. :D That rocks!
I'm a mix between Brie (GAG, I hate saying that), Lynette, and Susan. I still joke that I "cook" about as well as Susan! HAHAHA
And where was Mrs. McClusky in that photo huh?? They couldn't find a skank dress for her?? HAHAHAHA
I watch that, Grey's, Private Practice, and anything else I feel like. LOL
(I just don't tell at church)
That's hilarious. Those quiet moments tend to come when I'm running my mouth- and it will be a moment when I choose to cuss and really show what a great Christian woman I am.
OMG, that was hilarious! Love the last line, too!!! BTW, sooooooo glad to be back. My blog move has been so time consuming, I totally have missed ya!
Why does it always happen that we blurt out something as soon as the room gets quiet?! Funny funny story! I don't watch DH, but I did spend the entire summer of 2007 watching reruns of the original 90210 on the Soap Network. Nowadays? I'm pretty much a sucker for any reality show!
Women's Bible study...AKA Bunco Night :)
Lol! NOT Desperate Housewives!! haha. And the best part of the story is I bet all those ladies still loved you just the same as before this huge ommission of "guilt!"
i used to love DH the first couple of seasons, but then it sort of fell through the cracks when the writers strike happened. i never got back to watching it. i haven't hardly been watching any tv lately. not even house if you can believe it!
I also watch that show. It went downhill for a bit but I think it's gotten better...
SO hilarious. Thank God one of my "parents" laughed when they found out South Point was my current weakness while I was teaching bible study.... ahem.. lol
I feel so much better knowing it is you he was talking about. I thought for a moment he knew me!
Y'know, I attend a weekly prayer group. during the session, there's a bit where we confess and ask for forgiveness. No one has ever confessed to watching Desperate Housewives,(or any other TV show) but everyone confesses to "letting my mind wander away from You, O Lord" and I am convinced that's Presbyterian Speak for "I think Agent Gibbs is Hot."
Don't feel bad. I watch Gossip Girl!
Got one better for you. I got hooked on Real Housewives of New Jersey last season. It was like visiting my home town.
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