Amen to Robotom! I\'ve seen it over and over and over! It\'s sort of an \"Orthodox adolescence.\"
After a few years, most people - except those whose less-than-Orthodox mindset is reinforced by one of those all-convert parishes - grow up a bit spiritually and most of them are eventually very embarrassed by some of the things they said and did in the first five to ten years after they were received into the Church.
\"Crazy convert\" behavior also annoys long-term converts. We\'ve seen the patterns repeatedly, just as we\'ve seen the patterns in our adolescent children, and we just have to be patient with the common undesirable behaviors. It is nonetheless a kindness to do what we can to help new converts get past that pesky \"awkward age.\"
After a few years, most people - except those whose less-than-Orthodox mindset is reinforced by one of those all-convert parishes - grow up a bit spiritually and most of them are eventually very embarrassed by some of the things they said and did in the first five to ten years after they were received into the Church.
\"Crazy convert\" behavior also annoys long-term converts. We\'ve seen the patterns repeatedly, just as we\'ve seen the patterns in our adolescent children, and we just have to be patient with the common undesirable behaviors. It is nonetheless a kindness to do what we can to help new converts get past that pesky \"awkward age.\"
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