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I am always learning new things everyday and the grands are excellent teachers (in more ways than one) . Having just spent a week with 4 of those little darlings. I came away with a new knowledge of something I never knew existed. There are rules for eating popcorn. WHAT??
While visiting we went to the movies one day and saw a seat gripper about a horse named Spirit. (Sorry I can not remember the name of the movie) The two littles went with me to see this thriller while the two bigs went with their mom to see "Twelve Mighty Orphans". (Short review-12 orphans during the depression who become a champion football team-THEY LOVED IT!)
SO--mistake #1--I bought a large vat of popcorn to share between the three of us. I KNEW BETTER! NOW in my defense, I do not ask anyone to share a drink--though it would be much cheaper to get a large water and share it ~ I do not trust the back washers! We had not gotten into the theater good before the reminder of the popcorn rules began. This was immediately after riding the power recliner seats up and down half a dozen times looking for that sweet spot for perfect movie viewing while eating popcorn.
I can give you the gist of the Popcorn rules with the two first ones announced before we were out of the blocks good ~
#1- DO NOT EAT THE POPCORN BEFORE THE MOVIE BEGINS- SAVE IT FOR THE MOVIE! WHAT??? I have popcorn before me--the previews are showing and I like my popcorn warm. We have to wait though until the movie we are here to see begins to commence with our gourmet popcorn feast. This seems like a really bad rule to me---I am well known for finishing my popcorn during the previews, then I am not distracted during the movie trying to be sure I get my fair share. The rule maker does not correct Lulu--instead he very loudly corrects his sister so that I will get the message. S I G H !! I come to the movie for the popcorn!
#2 - DO NOT LICK YOUR FINGERS AFTER EATING A HANDFUL OF POPCORN AND PUT YOUR HAND BACK IN THE BUCKET! Okay--maybe there is good reason for this one. I was reminded lately of my loose rules about swapping germs when I offered a friend a taste of my drink and she informed me ~ "I NEVER EVER DRINK AFTER ANYONE!" Perhaps this is a good rule in theory ~ but how would I have ever discovered how many new foods and drinks I liked without that shared taste. Of course, I also would have not known how much I disliked some without that taste. I am a rather loose woman when it comes to sharing germs. Today's Pandemic World has put a sharp stop to my sharing days.
The Rule Maker ended up taking the popcorn--which he covers with a napkin to discourage begging. He is sitting two seats away and I cannot reach over the middle chair to sneak bites of popcorn before the official start of popcorn eating time. These rule makers can drive me up the wall! AND since when do we need rules for eating popcorn!
This reminds me of the recent blogs on unfulfilled expectations. We all have rules we impose upon ourselves as well as those around us. When someone fails to follow the rules we live by, they are not fulfilling our expectations. You can see an excellent example of this when you cross cultural lines. We Southerners are polite to a fault and expect the rest of the world to act accordingly. We have a LONG list of rules (expectations) for living in polite society. Much of the world does not understand our manners fixation.
I had a sweet friend send me a quote last week when I posted about expectations ~
"Expectations are planned resentments."
We expect everyone to follow the rules we impose upon ourselves and resent those who fail to meet our expectations.
Rules - Rules - Rules The world is filled with official and unofficial rules. Who could even begin to keep up with all the rules? We either have a rule follower personality or fall into the rule breaker category- G A S P! I looked up the definition of rules and guess what ? the word CONTROL appeared. There you go Friends. We all want control and we are continually challenged to stay in control. There is only One who truly is always in control. We can try and try to stay in control, but it is a moving target. A target with new rules everyday and the abolishment of old rules as well. Why who can keep up with the rules anymore--who can stay in control? NOT ME! I did not even realize there was a set of rules for eating popcorn. If I ever thought I was in control, my grands are a stark reminder of how out of control I am.
NOW watch this--I am going to pull us back to the blog on "The Abundant Life". God KNOWS we cannot follow all the rules---God knows we are all dismal failures when we seek control---God wants us to live an abundant life of freedom---ONLY available through Jesus. AMEN ~ AMEN!
"For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters.
But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature.
Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love."
Galatians 5:13
I always start right in on my popcorn when at the theatre, Lulu. Glad Virginia never corrected me! Yes, rules are necessary, but they can be contrary and controlling, too. God knows we can't follow the law to the letter, but in His mercy, He sent Jesus to save us from our sins.
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We need to go to the movies together! Yes, thankful for the freedom Jesus has given us by His great mercy.
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