Are You Giving Anything Up for Lent This Year?

[Cbsteffen]

If so, what?

[michele2042]

I'm giving up "giving up something for lent"

[mrisha]

It doesn't have to be lent to give up something.  I had to give up something and it wasn't for lent.

[marlinesim]

My son and I just discussed this. He's giving up soda's and I'm giving up sweets! He just ran across the street to buy a soda before going to church, lol, and I bought a cinnamon roll this morning for breakfast, and did not eat it! Rat's, I had my chance and blew it! About to head to church now... in a few for Ash Wednesday!

[themrs13]

I'm giving up the same thing i gave up last year .... NOTHING

[JaniceSW]

For one thing, I'm not Catholic or any related religion that believes in this practice.  So, I am giving up nothing, nada, zero, zip!  If I was to give up something, it would be more than some food item like I usually hear about.  It would be something like being judgmental or something like that.

[AdedotunOlufunke]

I really thing when you wanna give up something it should be voluntarily, you should not do it because you are forced to or because others are doing it. Though i do not do lent but I have seen people who do it and they sacrifice stuffs like food, alcohol...

[Cbsteffen]

I really thing when you wanna give up something it should be voluntarily, you should not do it because you are forced to or because others are doing it. Though i do not do lent but I have seen people who do it and they sacrifice stuffs like food, alcohol...

Well, trying to give up an addiction is no easy task at all.

[countrygirl12]

I really thing when you wanna give up something it should be voluntarily, you should not do it because you are forced to or because others are doing it. Though i do not do lent but I have seen people who do it and they sacrifice stuffs like food, alcohol...

Nobody is forcing anybody to do anything.  Apparently it is a religious thing.  It is totally up to you if you want to partake in it.  Like I said earlier, a girl I work with was talking about it but she was getting offended when people ask her what it is.  I always thought it had to do with catholics but I think that is wrong.  But how can you know if you can't ask somebody a question without them getting all offended and being a baby.