Comments on: How to Usurp Your Husband’s Role and Lead Your Family into Communism

By: 14 Ways to Please Your Husband

14 Ways to Please Your Husband — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:10:23 +0000

[...] be a leader as long as you’re filling the position. Whatever you do, don’t usurp his role and lead your family into Communism. That’s [...]

By: Catch-Up on Some Reading While Lying on the Beach in Bali

Catch-Up on Some Reading While Lying on the Beach in Bali — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:34:00 +0000

[...] Convert to communism. [...]

By: Mom & Dad Johnston

Mom & Dad Johnston — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:21:11 +0000

Sent to Sandra

By: amanda

amanda — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:48:13 +0000

hahaha. the communism bit makes me laugh. but i think i can understand what you mean about wanting to be “home,” jess. over the past few days i’ve been thinking about going back to korea for 6 months or so…and after being home for awhile, i just don’t want to go. it’s a hard thing -embracing adventure and new things, but desiring the security and comfort familiar things like home bring. hang in there. i’d do a lot of things for sun and watermelon right about now. =)

By: Evan Brammer

Evan Brammer — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:03:38 +0000

I love your thoughts! Reading them over and over reminds me of two things: you are a great writer! and I love being your lifemate!
Rereading it at 3am today I realized you probably should have said a little more about why the communism thing is so funny.
For those that read the comments:
– One of the books she wants is “Created to be his helpmeet” by Debi Pearl, which reiterates the biblical notion of wives being submissive to husbands as husbands are submissive to Christ and both are mutually submissive to each other. (If you’re worried, I don’t think Jess would ever try to usurp my role In fact, over the past few years she has become such a wonderful, selfless helper in our marriage that it just makes me want to serve and protect her more in return).
– I just finished teaching a unit in geography on Russia and so was teaching about the evils of communism (seriously, good idea – the basics are semi-biblical [Read the first three chapters of Acts], the problem is that it seriously doesn’t work and never will and therefore brings/brought more harm than help). Jess had actually come to class that day to help me with something and so she got to sit in on my lesson (a nervous joy for me). “Alright class, altogether now. Communism is… bad!”