A most curious conundrum

[spatch]

FACT No. 1. My grandparents met at a religious retreat (church camp) called Deering, nestled up in the hills of southern New Hampshire.
FACT No. 2. My mother and my father met at Deering.
FACT No. 3. My mother and my first stepfather also met at Deering.
FACT No. 4. Deering closed a year before I would have been old enough to go, and I would have gone.

Kinda makes a fellow wonder sometimes, don't it...

Comments

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

My parents met at an American Baptist college where my father was studying to be a preacher. Not only did he not become a preacher, they ended up not even being Baptists.

[orionsmom.livejournal.com]

My parents met on a blind date.

[heliopsis.livejournal.com]

Well, you met someone at a church-affiliated theatre group. If I recall correctly, you were wearing a dress in the show where you first met, and she was playing a man; if that's not camp, I don't know what is.

[bex77]

I met N. online. Gosh. I hope they never close the internet!

The spooky thing about the camp part for me, in the "Small, small, tiny world" way, is that several moons ago I was the chair of a national church sub-committee figuring out what to do with Deering after it closed. I should have told them to keep it open for the "Spatch Family Continuation Camp." And I would have, too. If I had only known. Now I am pondering Spatch spouses and little Spatches with Abbie's progeny...Whooo!

[sarcasma.livejournal.com]

They must have some kind of alumni tracking system -- simply get hold of everyone who went at about the same time as your parents and ask if they have any eligible daughters. ;)

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

Really, church camp is just for losing your virginity. You can meet a life partner anywhere.

How my parents met

[eeka13.livejournal.com]

My parents were living in Seattle and being young professionals and doing what young professionals do. My dad's roommate and my mom's roommate were dating. They got in stupid histrionic arguments on the phone all the time. So my mom's roommate would hand the phone to my mom and tell her to chat with my dad while roommate guy and roommate chick stomped around being drama queens. So eventually they decided to hang out. Oh, and both of them hadn't mentioned on the phone that they had visible physical disabilities, and both hadn't ever tried dating anyone because they thought no one would date them because of it.