Reality Check by Dave Whamond for October 02, 2024

I suppose this is sacrilegious—if you don’t have a sense of humor. But I think it’s hilarious!

It’s probably one of the reasons we never read about them.

Joe taught him some carpentry. Kinda ironic.

Mary had it rough, too. Always after Jesus to clean his room: “What? Were you born in a barn?”

Ahhh, the teen years!

Oh, God!

I chuckled, but it also made me think: And yet Joseph raised him. Seems to me that Joseph was a better man than Jesus’ real dad.

teen angst…

All this is fiction. Nobody was around then taking notes.

I always said there’s a difference between a Dad & a father

Back in the day.. would he have been considered a bastard_

Some of Jesus’ childhood are related in the Qur’an.

Joseph was patient; he was tempted to just bolt.

Jesus, the missing years. R.I.P. John Prine.

Just wait until you see his Martyr Complex.

Ah yes! The Wonder years ! ;-)

Christ teen Sixteen.

Little did He know, speaking of stepfathers, the government would step on him hard one day … just like we ‘free’ Americans.

I always wondered why Jesus and his brothers didn’t form a boy band…..

So that’s where that attitude came from ….

( the holy truth? )

Blasmephemy.

I wonder if he hung out with the cool kids in school.

I was suspected it was one of those “Leda and the Swan” things.

Joseph was willing to put up with these occasional teen outbursts because when Jesus was in a better mood, he’d turn Joseph’s water into wine. Kind of cool having a kid around who has that particular superpower.