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Today's anonymous installment of ridiculous took it to a new level, thereby forcing me to mock publicly.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "mission accomplished":From: Anonymous <noreply-comment@blogger.com>Date: July 12, 2011 12:26:37 PM GMT-05:00To: tl7inhaiti@yahoo.comSubject: [Livesay [Haiti] Weblog] New comment on mission accomplished.
I just heard a talk show on the radio about Haiti. The expert said that the children there are not yet attending schools because of the destruction and slow rebuilding. If this is true where do your younger children go to school and what country are they residents of? If they are legally residents of the U.S. then they legally have to be attending school. If they are attending some kind of school there I really wonder what kind of education they are receiving. It's sad you have pulled your children into this gypsy lifestyle. You look like aging, unclean hippes.
Posted by Anonymous to Livesay [Haiti] Weblog at July 12, 2011 12:26 PM
Dear anonymous person -
No need to wonder anything. Our oldest kid that left Haiti to graduate from Baylor University with great grades in three years time - was also a deprived gypsy. It's kind of amazing they even let her into that University what with all the laws we have been breaking. They probably only accepted her into grad-school this fall because they felt sorry for her knowing she was raised by "aging unclean hippies." It really is SO super-duper sad for her.
You are incredibly kind to care so much about the education of total strangers, thanks for that!!!
Warmest personal regards,
Tara
True Story: Troy is the cutest aging unclean hippie alive. No contest.
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Evidence of the aging hippie part?
60 comments:
oh.my.word.
some people. really. some people.
you guys inspire me. you always have. i love that you can laugh at such comments. wow. just wow.
btw--love the new header and stuff.
Oh my word!!! I really, really can't believe some people.
You guys are amazing and have some amazing kids who will be just fine in spite of their "gypsy" upbringing!
How ridiculous! The anonymous commenter is publicly showing his/her ignorance.
Thank you for hearing from God and being willing to give up the cushy lifestyle of America in order to serve in Haiti. And to also make provision to educate your children along the way! :)
Goodness gracious. I'm glad you publicly mocked this comment.
By the way, the blog looks lovely!
people are... nosy idiots. thats all. Thank you for letting us point and laugh too.
I almost doubled over laughing. Oh GIVE ME A BREAK. (sigh)
You know, we might fit the aging hippie image, too. We wore Birkenstocks and batik skirts in college and sometimes even now. What better fashion?
As fellow aging hippies, we took our daughter to China where she goes to school with other students from around the world. She has learned so much from her classmates about value, culture and academic expectations. She has also learned about cultural exclusion and how it feels to be a minority. Not many white people get that chance.
She has also learned to served in an isolated village near Tibet, where she and her fellow students harvested hemp ("Don't weed the weed, weed the weeds.") and built a road by hand. She also served in an orphanage in another country near us where the children were so poor they walked around naked. Poor her to choose to do that over her Spring break...and to want to go back next year.
She has also learned to share her time and parents as we took in a medically fragile orphan from our city orphanage. Imagine the tragedy of loving a child without parents and having him love her back unconditionally.
This unconventional lifestyle has affected her so deeply that she wants to study international relations in college with an emphasis on relief and development.
Yes, it's a tragic condition our children are in. It's good that people care so much that they leave anonymous comments. Where would we be without their advice?
Seriously, where do people get off?? I have been following your blog for some time and I keep thinking about all the WONDERFUL and awesome experiences you are providing for your children. You are giving them opportunities to see the world in a first hand way and they are becoming more well-rounded individuals because of it. My parents brought in complete strangers, teenagers at that, from Northern Ireland every summer growing up. They allowed my siblings and I a rare opportunity to be host family for kids who were in danger on a daily basis. People were horrible not only to these teens but to my parents as well... something about having ENOUGH kids already. (I am one of 6....) Keep up the good work. I live vicariously through you...
Brother!!! Can I take a crack at answering them sometime??? I don't know anything either!! I love answering anonymous letters! Just did the same thing a couple of weeks ago.
I thought you were quite pleasant!!!
Oh yeah and can you post more!!! They make for a fun read!
Just your childrens life experiences in Haiti alone are 1000times better than a formal education in the States. Schools here in the US are horrible!! I'd rather be an unclean hippy than whatever that anonymous person is.
Oh my!! That made me laugh so hard! I have always thought you guys threw the long hair/long skirt missionary stereotype out the window with your adorable family! And I always think, how do they look so good?! You guys are nothing but inspiration to me and reading your blog has changed the way I think and see the world everyday!
I am baffled.
You are amazing. And beautiful. I can only hope that my children receive a tenth of the experience-rich/empathy-building/grace-witnessing education your children are getting.
Anonymouses are wimps. Thanks for ratting them out.
Embrace it! Embrace being referred to as a Romani! After all, they do have a very colorful and beautiful culture! And hippies.. well, my hometown is Eugene, Oregon and I know lots of hippies, in fact I'm kind of one myself and I can tell you - another beautiful and colorful culture! You should be proud of yourselves. Just think - your kids aren't just third culture kids, they are multiple culture kids! American, Haitian, Romani, Hippie, and the mixture of all 4! They are and will continue to be well rounded people and a great asset to in this world that seems to exist more and more without borders (at least those of us with the advantages to have access to multiple cultures via the internet, travel, etc..) and will be wonderful ambassadors for the human culture wherever they may go!
Good grief! There are no words! Except maybe, "judgmental idiot", and "knows nothing, sure about everything."
And I think Jesus was an unclean hippie too! He and his disciples hung out in fields, on boats, and on mountaintops. They associated with prostitutes and tax collectors. And what about that John the Baptist guy? Locusts and honey?? Clothes made from goats' hair? Come on!
Oh gracious goodness. Your kids experience more life, wisdom, and miracles of God daily than any child in America. I absolutely love your response to "Anonymous." I'd feel blessed to be a "hippie." In fact, I might dig out my birkenstocks and wear them tonight in honor of the Livesays who are amazing and bless my heart :)
Best. comment. ever.
I will from here on out be referring to you as "my aging, unclean hippie friends" in Haiti. And their gypsy children.
Side note, how do you even tell if hippies are or aren't clean?
If I were going to insult you, I would accuse your family of looking entirely too gorgeous to be third world "missionaries." I mean, seriously, there is NO REASON for all of you to be so cute (and in shape) when there is so much suffering in this world. And I'm not saying this out of jealousy, so don't even think about accusing me of that.
Wow.
I blogged the other day about demonic oppression and mental illness in my family. (That sounds whack in a 1 sentence synopsis, but it's basically true.)
I got an email from "A Reader" telling me I was the reason for the mental illness in my family.
Awesome. I always had high aspirations of being the person to make my family crazy. I hoped it was crazy for Jesus, but I guess I"ll take what I can get.
Keep on keepin' on. You hippies.
You know what? Maybe they are thinking of John McHoul -- he is indeed an aging unclean hippie and PROUD of it. :)
(love you John.)
To be honest, I wish I was an aging, unclean hippy. Sounds like fun!
This cracked me up. Thanks for sharing!
Unclean = NO
AGING = N.O!
Hippie ~ Well...
Gypsy ~ PROBABLY!
JESUS lovin-sharing-humans-that-allow-hope-and-joy-to-bless-those-GOD-puts-in-their-Path...AMEN!
Dear Anonymous - Don't b a hater, b an appreciater!
Here are my comments:
Cause you know, I always have them.
Aging - aren't we all?
(*sucks, but the alternative is being dead, so..........I'll take it)
Unclean - because? you eat bacon?
I'm not sure about that one, cause I know you bathe.
Hippie - you aren't OLD enough for that category.
And last, but not least;
Wasn't Jesus a Gyspy by the most common meaning of the word?
(Someone without a home that wanders from place to place)
I want to be like Jesus - so I'm good with the gyspy part!
Hugs from Guam,
Melda
Oh my gosh. Aaron just emailed me and asked if I wrote that comment.
He seriously thought I did.
I didn't.
But now I wish I had. Hilarious.
You stinky gypsies.
Groovy man! Troy you finally are worthy of my old tie dye shirt. Far out!
Haha I love how this person says "experts" on the RADIO said that kids aren't going to school in Haiti. What experts are these? They obviously don't read your blog at all since you talk about school quite a bit....it's amazing that some people waste their lives leaving critical comments on strangers' blogs.
AHAHAHAHAHA! How old do they think y'all are? I think people our age would be ...what? Aging, unclean grungsters? Aging, unclean preppies? Aging, unclean Members Only? (i know all of those were a little early for our time. I'm projecting my wannabe status on y'all.)
:)
Keep fighting the good fight!
HaHaHaHa!!! Thank you for this, I am crying from laughing so hard.
That is funny! I am laughing with you at the ignorance of some anonymous person. People have some kind of nerve.
Nicely done, Sonny & Cher. :)
Time and again you prove yourselves as being some of my favorite people that I don't know personally on the planet. Rock on, you hippies you.
good for you for publicly mocking. I, for one, love a good public mocking......very un-christian-like. I know. I'm a work in progress! : ) Good response and keep deleting....its easy for peeps to judge when they are probably sitting at home doing NOTHING and commenting on the unclean hippies who are actually out making a difference in the world!
Funniest post ever!!!!
LOL! You are so funny - even if you ARE aging, unclean hippies who are seriously slacking on educating your poor, deprived children. lol :)
Hilarious
As someone that lives a few houses down from this awesome family I feel sorry for this person that they have never had the pleasure to meet your amazing kids. They are truly some of the kindest, smartest and most accepting kids I know.
Love you all
Bec and Barry
BTW...based on the timing of the comment, I'm pretty sure the commenter was referring to an interview with Paul Farmer on NPR's Fresh Air today--which I greatly enjoyed and in which he did not say that kids don't go to school in Haiti. He said basically that education is valued in Haiti but there are a lot of obstacles to it, and that it's actually impressive that about the same proportion of kids are in school now as before the earthquake (but that there's room to go in getting all kids access to school.)
Anyway, thanks for inspiring me daily with your lives and contributing to an upside-down-ness that has me thinking about how/where to actually fulfill that whole following-Christ, serving-the-poor imperative. Then again, my husband always says he wouldn't be shocked to find out I'd smoked pot in the past, so I guess I'm probably too much of a dirty hippie to recognize one....
Oh...and I'm betting your kids will survive 'burbs-and-travel-soccer-deprivation just fine. :)
This would have hurt my feelings (cuz I am weak and vain like that) so I feel I need to say that since I first started reading two years ago I've thought you are all so... PRETTY! Every one of you. And I've wondered how you manage it. All the cuteness! So I had to say it in writing to help counteract the ridiculous rudeness of crazy anonymous commmenter. It takes something like 3 bazillion nice comments in my experience to cancel out one rude comment.
o.O <--My shocked face.
(Not to mention - do people REALLY think they are anonymous when they post an "anonymous" comment. I mean really! Newsflash - I was an online decoy for a well known organization...let me tell everyone...they are NOT anonymous online. Google Analytics is just the tip of the iceburg. *Steps off soapbox* )
I love hippies! The dirtier the better.
Love
Megan
Absolutely Hilarious!!!
Please keep sharing the wonderful comments from your friends, Anonymous.
LOVE the pic, too.
Laurel ... a much-more-advanced-in-age mother of many who deprives my children by keeping them at home with me. Poor children that they are. We are kind of like gypsies, as well, as we just hitch up the trailer and head out across the country anytime we want ... because "our children aren't in school". Does that make us "trailer trash gypsies"?
:) :) :)
I am resisting the following temptations:
(a) taking credit for this comment
(b) running Baylor smack
(c) pointing out the multiple flaws in the grammar and prose of your legally U.S. educated commenter
(d) pointing out the gross logical errors in your legally U.S. educated commenter's comment
(d) pointing out that this legally U.S. educated commenter is obviously the child of hippies given the very bizarre first name "Anonymous." I mean, who names their legally U.S. educated kid "Anonymous" so that when they grow up and use their legal U.S. education to insult people on the internet and stand behind their insults, they have to type a name like "Anonymous?" Who? Hippies, obviously. Perhaps they were clean hippies who do not age.
Laughing is really all you can do - you can't even get mad. It's so ridiculous.
Oh my gosh, so funny!
People should really do a little more than just listen to one persons "expert" advice and do a little research of their own. Good thing my two boys are still young and don't need school yet or we would be in trouble!!!
LOL!!! Love your reply Tara...you aging hippies are also very funny! Keep doing what you are doing....you, Troy and your family are amazing...that's why I check in on you everyday!
This one is from a regular hater from Derry, New Hampshire. They are kind enough to check in every few weeks with a new insult ... it has become a comfort to know that we can count on New Hampshire for something.
T.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Anonymous
Date: June 26, 2011 1:53:36 PM GMT-05:00
To: tl7inhaiti@yahoo.com
Subject: [Livesay [Haiti] Weblog] New comment on Prenatal Class.
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Prenatal Class":
Maybe you can teach the men and women there to stop breeding like rabbits. They live in a devastated third world country where most of the kids are orphaned and abused. They don't need more suffering. It is amazing you force your own kids to grow up in that dump. Clearly you have issues from your own past feeling the need to be such a martyr.
Posted by Anonymous to Livesay [Haiti] Weblog at June 26, 2011 1:53 PM
Never let anyone condemn you for living out God's will for your life, and especially not a person who cannot even sign their name to such worldliness.
We are pilgrims on Earth, just passing through. Called to be God's hands and feet while we live here. Not called to be entangled in the worldly ways except as they perpain to His work. Your family is an upstanding example of how we all should live our lives; in His way, not the world's. Thank you for what you do. May He continue to bless all your hard work.
I would like to ask this person what they have done for God lately but I don't even know their name. I guess that says it all.
Carry on.
Thad Norvell-
I dare you to run Baylor smack ... we will bring you down you inferior, uneducated, Aggie freak. Everyone knows all the best musicians and gypsies go to BU.
WOW! The nerve of some people. Back in the olden days, kids were sent to boarding schools, normally in a different country then where the parents lived, and only got to go home once a yr or twice if they were lucky. Thanking God for all you do, and the way you are teaching your kids to respect EVERYONE! LOL at the dirty aging hippie comment. Keep your heads up!
Hilar--
Trisha
LOVE IT! We live in China and people look at us like we've grown horns while they say "I can't believe you are taking your children THERE!" I remind them that people are actually really good at having children over there and that if there is one thing I DO understand about God's will is that He actually wants us to raise our children.
Baylor gypsies.
Now THAT is funny. They must be getting creative with names for the new frats up there.
Don't dare me, Tara. I've been in this game since you were just a Minnesotan who knew neither school existed. I even almost went to Baylor as a full time debate geek. I have plenty of material.
None of that has anything to do with the intelligence of your kid, obviously. I've met her, and she seems notably sharper than many other legally U.S. educated folks I know. I even knew a few from New Hampshire during my years on the east coast. They were no more impressive than your average legally U.S. educated person, but I'm glad to say they weren't all hateful bigotted jacktorches who advocate sealing oneself up in a New Hampshirean bubble as the proper alternative to, you know, being human.
See, I'm diverting the Baylor smack into New Hampshire bigot smack. All for you.
Tara -
I've been reading your blog for a few months now and you are such an inspiration! Glad you can laugh about this!
Love the picture,kim
Loved the post. Loved all the comments. Greatly, greatly admire your commitment to our Lord and Savior and your willingness to live, and not just speak, the gospel.
Rock on you old, dirty, hippie-gypsies!
-Bebe
I think it was rather considerate of "anonymous" to leave out the fact that you do not shave your pits.
As for NH anonymous -do they really expect people with 7 children to teach a class on responsible reproduction? I think not.
=)
Dear Troy and Tara,
don't let the haters get you down. The ignorance that "anonymous" has shown is mind boggling. All you can do is laugh. And public smack them down with awesome sarcasm. You ROCK!
Brad
Laughing so hard I am crying.
Unclean hippeS...hip hip hooray!!
ROFL
Your children are blessed to be part of your family! May God Bless you as you listen for HIS direction and not the critics :-)
Where was this commenter when you talked about the long, hard drive to school for your kids every day last school year, and about hiring two teachers for your 7 kids for next year? (Is that the right number, with the current Hendrick kids also in school?) That's more like private tutoring--what a classroom education they will be receiving, to say nothing of all of the interesting things they learn just by living in Haiti! I would also recommend that the commenter take a little more schooling himself, until able to spell the word HIPPIE correctly! At least he showed how very high-class he is by calling you "unclean" instead of "filthy, dirty, stinking" hippies! I wonder if he would not be "unclean" if he lived in the heat and humidity of Haiti??? Ah, but it takes all kinds, and the Lord loves him, too! ;-)
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