tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post6951420956758628831..comments2024-03-27T03:25:08.267-07:00Comments on Life in the Shoe: ABC Post 23--Everything You've Wondered About That Funny Thing On My HeadDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-48917371411788450152018-05-02T18:20:00.370-07:002018-05-02T18:20:00.370-07:00I have wondered if one reason some women get heada...I have wondered if one reason some women get headaches is because of not being careful enough how they put in their hairpins. If a hairpin is pulling or hurting just a little when you put it in, it can become a major pain later in the day. But if you make sure they are all comfortable when you comb your hair (likely you don't feel them), they will usually remain comfortable through the day. I'm not saying this is the only reason some get headaches, but I wonder if it is one factor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-5958672104662053382018-04-29T17:18:47.445-07:002018-04-29T17:18:47.445-07:00Yes, I've experienced both, not just a little ...Yes, I've experienced both, not just a little but a lot. It's regarded by some as part of the submission and suffering-for-Christ package. MLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-57926769558197223732018-04-27T22:49:07.048-07:002018-04-27T22:49:07.048-07:00Maybe this should be a future post...Dress styles ...Maybe this should be a future post...Dress styles are like head covering styles where there's a few principles, a lot of tradition, and parameters decided on by the congregation. The Amish and many conservative Mennonites require a "cape" dress for the ladies, which is a simple dress with an extra piece over the front and back of the bodice. I've often wondered why men can buy off the rack and women can't. Probably because you can buy a man's shirt and pants that are much like the traditional garments, but the same is not true for dresses.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-220512953465320472018-04-27T22:44:46.036-07:002018-04-27T22:44:46.036-07:00As Anonymous said, both things are potential issue...As Anonymous said, both things are potential issues. I have one friend who wears her hair down a lot of the time because she gets headaches. I know a few women with hair to the floor and honestly I don't see how they manage. And I used to anchor my bun with a barrette, but after 20 years I was going bald there, so I changed how i put up my hair and it seems to be fine.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050605764466835485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-36212319919592849802018-04-27T21:41:53.982-07:002018-04-27T21:41:53.982-07:00Yes we definitely get headaches. I do not know abo...Yes we definitely get headaches. I do not know about balding, but my hair breaks from pinning my veil on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-51305386996861662352018-04-25T23:49:23.159-07:002018-04-25T23:49:23.159-07:00I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but do t...I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but do the women that wear their hair up ever suffer from headaches because their hair is so long and thick? If so, how do they handle that? Plus, does anyone ever suffer from thinning and balding hair because they wear it up every day for years? I understand the reason you wear your hair up and have a covering, I was just wondering if there are ever complications like that from it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-10485551773789275842018-04-25T16:58:26.123-07:002018-04-25T16:58:26.123-07:00Yes.Yes.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576947965020894803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-21686312609117365352018-04-25T16:58:05.524-07:002018-04-25T16:58:05.524-07:00Good point. Good point. Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576947965020894803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-2255828901315063702018-04-25T16:53:58.089-07:002018-04-25T16:53:58.089-07:00Regina--that sounds hard. I wish your church would...Regina--that sounds hard. I wish your church would at least leave the option open, and bless you if that's what you choose to do.Dorcashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576947965020894803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-75458961206430399292018-04-25T12:50:11.867-07:002018-04-25T12:50:11.867-07:00One observation about #3. What is "generally...One observation about #3. What is "generally" practiced varies depending on your specific Mennonite setting. Whether to wear a covering or veil at night is left to the individual in my church as well. But I would say that the majority of women I know probably do wear one at night. -CSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-14643616831748438202018-04-25T10:37:36.054-07:002018-04-25T10:37:36.054-07:00Thanks - I have been really curious about this eve...Thanks - I have been really curious about this ever since I started reading your blog.<br /><br />As an Anglican (specifically Church of England) I cover my head in Church and to pray: it's very eccentric in the Anglican Communion, though I have met others who do it. I find it helps me to make that sort of gesture of reverence when praying, and I feel frustrated with the way people in our Church push women into men's traditional roles in a manner that sometimes has the implication that we aren't really worth much as women. Doing something different from men for worship witnesses discreetly against that. Also, given how much has changed liturgically, and how far culturally we've come from the Bible, I also find it delightful to be doing something specific that at least some of the first generation of Christians were doing. It is a connection with Christian women through all the ages. I didn't wear it all the time as a laywoman, though (I'm sort of in probation as a solitary religious, and I do wear it all the time now, at my own discretion). The passage is rather obscure, and it makes it hard to understand whether it should be interpreted to mean "in case you pray" or when you formally and intentionally pray. It seems to me that the latter would be reasonable? Though of course, the decisions and what you have to think about are very different when it is down to your personal preference rather than part of a community package.<br /><br />It depends a lot on context what works, but if anyone is looking for a discreet compromise in a situation where it is not customary to cover, I have used one I'd like to share in case anyone finds it of use. I sang in robed choirs a lot, where my customary scarf would have been inappropriate, and then I always used to put my hair up and wear a full head hairnet that matched my hair. (A bit like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairnet#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-F0804-0015-001,_Schwarza,_finnische_Obersch%C3%BClerinnen.jpg, but certainly in England you can get very light-weight and almost invisible ones).<br /><br />I have the impression that often, when submission is discussed, it is substantially misunderstood: i.e. people take it to mean that the husband should be domineering and the wife a doormat. Christianity never advocates that type of authority as far as I know (the rulers of the gentiles etc.).<br /><br />I'd second the question about Mennonite dress in general. Also, what is the acceptable range of headcoverings in your congregation? And I'm always a bit surprised by how far back on the head you wear them: how much of the hair and the head do you like to cover? I've always been surprised by how far back on your heads you wear the covering - it surprises me it stays on. Is it a community decision that you should all wear your hair up under it, and if so is there a rationale to that?CherryTreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-21793589004252866102018-04-25T09:51:35.991-07:002018-04-25T09:51:35.991-07:00I enjoyed your article. I am one of the few people...I enjoyed your article. I am one of the few people who read 1 Corinthians 11 and thru the course of time, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, began wearing a covering when I didn't personally know anyone else who did. (I was familiar with the Amish and Mennonites) Once again fast forward a few years and God brought me into the conservative Mennonite church. Another thing I like about wearing a covering that wasn't mentioned in this article is that it is a constant reminder to me of whose I am and what I represent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-37878141024913133812018-04-24T15:14:22.023-07:002018-04-24T15:14:22.023-07:00Hello Regina. Many are not clear about what the co...Hello Regina. Many are not clear about what the covering is, mostly because of bad teaching coming from books outside of the bible, well meaning Im sure, but still just bad teaching. Much is read into that section, but not much is taken for just what it says. Also many write the whole thing off with the verse that says, if it is gonna cause continsion then we have no such custom.(I'm just paraphrasing, but you know the verse). They miss the fact that the whole letter was written because of continsion. The lack of love one for another and the lack of love toward Christ was their main source for all this continuation and disobedience of the things that had been set forth as ordinances and things to follow.<br />Paul's point to them when he said if it was gonna be a thing of continuation then we have no such custom, was a way to sick them to bring them back to their senses. It's kinda like saying something in such a way that you want them to do, but you tell them to just forget it. You don't really want them to not do it, but you want them to do it. Paul wanted them to follow the things he has set forth, but if it's not gonna be done in love them they weren't gonna do anything in love and they may as well just forget the whole thing. Dell Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799733744377365364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-13622081331039999982018-04-24T11:30:04.902-07:002018-04-24T11:30:04.902-07:00Good to be reminded that we chose to be part of th...Good to be reminded that we chose to be part of this, being adults of sound mind! This was a very frank explanation & beautifully done!Jeanie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125188322097493236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-20055810854462116332018-04-24T10:20:49.462-07:002018-04-24T10:20:49.462-07:00This is my favorite line: "Not all women are...This is my favorite line: "Not all women are as fortunate, but in general I think Mennonite women are less oppressed than a lot of "worldly" women." I applaud this, and I believe women should and do make that choice for themselves. We ought to think about this when we (as a nation) make judgments about how women are treated in Muslim countries. When and if they feel the need to be "liberated," they will take action themselves. No one needs to "save" them from their culture. Lisa :-]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-40959496050806299322018-04-24T08:54:23.381-07:002018-04-24T08:54:23.381-07:00Thank Dorcas for this post. I really enjoyed readi...Thank Dorcas for this post. I really enjoyed reading it. Our church has just started going through 1 Corinthians and everytime a church does that I dread as we get closer to chapter 11. I think I've shared here before, I attend a church doesn't believe in covering so it's very difficult to hear from the pulpit that covering is not for today.<br /><br />I've left church services nearly in tears over hearing that so I'm not too thrilled<br />to possibly hearing it again. I expect our pastor will get to chapter 11 by summer time. If you could please be in prayer for me over this, I would surely appreciate it. Thank you.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188723188448901080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-5009655266184138972018-04-24T06:00:28.834-07:002018-04-24T06:00:28.834-07:00Thank you for sharing!Thank you for sharing!Rozy Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019413665136390175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11022879.post-25478340260996259822018-04-24T06:00:04.083-07:002018-04-24T06:00:04.083-07:00Very interesting post! Would you be willing to wr...Very interesting post! Would you be willing to write more about Mennonite dress in general? I have noticed that Amish clothing is very distinctive, but the Mennonites have more variety as far as color and patterns. Frequently I'll see groups of Mennonite women and it looks like they all used the same dress pattern, why is that? I can't figure out what the underlying rule is for their dresses is, other than that they are modest. You mentioned that dressing distinctively gives you authority and authenticity, yet Mennonite men seem to wear off-the-rack clothing that makes them indistinguishable from the general population, other than that they wear more button-downs than t-shirts. Why do Mennonite women so frequently sew their own clothing?<br />Thank you for tolerating my nosey questions.Beth Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763035243003194097noreply@blogger.com