Comments on: How I Will Raise Two Little Heathens http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/ Ramblings of a Middle Aged Guy Who Found Relief Through Non-Belief Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:08:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jynx Evermore http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Jynx Evermore Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:36:37 +0000 http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/#comment-247   Thank you so much for the links above! I have several friends who will much appreciate access to those materials.   For those of you interested, the Freedom from Religion Foundation also has several printed resources geared toward children: <a href="http://www.ffrg.org" rel="nofollow">www.ffrg.org</a>    I find them to be gentle, patient and very well written.   Thank you so much for the links above! I have several friends who will much appreciate access to those materials.
  For those of you interested, the Freedom from Religion Foundation also has several printed resources geared toward children: http://www.ffrg.org    I find them to be gentle, patient and very well written.

]]> By: Meg http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Meg Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:58:16 +0000 http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/#comment-232 This post was very helpful! I'm expecting a baby boy in May and often find myself wondering how I'm going to approach this issue when the time comes. Thanks for the ideas :) This post was very helpful! I’m expecting a baby boy in May and often find myself wondering how I’m going to approach this issue when the time comes. Thanks for the ideas :)

]]> By: Weemaryanne http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Weemaryanne Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:40:29 +0000 http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/#comment-230 Congratulations, and I envy your kids just a little bit for having people who care about them while also caring about the truth. I remember being surprised and disappointed when I told my parents "I just don't believe it anymore" -- and they didn't argue.  I couldn't figure out why this annoyed me, but being a teenager meant that something soon came along to distract me and I forgot the whole thing until recently. Now I think that my disappointment arose from the realization that I had just tossed away the most important thing in their lives, and <em>it wasn't important enough for them to fight a teenager over it</em>. Yeah, yeah, yeah -- that's unfair.  And unrealistic.  My parents knew me well, so they knew that no amount of arguing would have changed my mind.  All the same, I still think they should have argued. A very happy new year to you and yours, Weemaryanne Congratulations, and I envy your kids just a little bit for having people who care about them while also caring about the truth.

I remember being surprised and disappointed when I told my parents “I just don’t believe it anymore” — and they didn’t argue.  I couldn’t figure out why this annoyed me, but being a teenager meant that something soon came along to distract me and I forgot the whole thing until recently.

Now I think that my disappointment arose from the realization that I had just tossed away the most important thing in their lives, and it wasn’t important enough for them to fight a teenager over it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah — that’s unfair.  And unrealistic.  My parents knew me well, so they knew that no amount of arguing would have changed my mind.  All the same, I still think they should have argued.

A very happy new year to you and yours,

Weemaryanne

]]> By: Joy http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Joy Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:33:45 +0000 http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/#comment-228 beverly, were you really curious? You would want your child to run off to school and yelling your beliefs or non-beliefs? You consider your child responsible for representing your beliefs? Maybe I am completely misunderstanding your question.  I wouldn't mind my child running off to grad school and saying such a thing, of course. <g> beverly, were you really curious? You would want your child to run off to school and yelling your beliefs or non-beliefs? You consider your child responsible for representing your beliefs? Maybe I am completely misunderstanding your question.  I wouldn’t mind my child running off to grad school and saying such a thing, of course. <g>

]]> By: beverly http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/comment-page-1/#comment-195 beverly Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:57:25 +0000 http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/#comment-195 The last thing I want is for him to run off to school yelling, “there is no god” among a classroom full of believers. Just curious ... why not?? The last thing I want is for him to run off to school yelling, “there is no god” among a classroom full of believers.

Just curious … why not??

]]> By: Volly http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Volly Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:22:46 +0000 http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/#comment-192 I've sent the links on to VP and Director of Religious Education at our Unitarian Universalist church.  They are both the parents of young kids. I love all the children in our church -- just a quick glance at their faces during service show young people who are loved and learning to love themselves and each other without guilt and superstition. Thanks, and here's a link for you to check out: http://clf.uua.org/betweensundays/ I’ve sent the links on to VP and Director of Religious Education at our Unitarian Universalist church.  They are both the parents of young kids.

I love all the children in our church — just a quick glance at their faces during service show young people who are loved and learning to love themselves and each other without guilt and superstition.

Thanks, and here’s a link for you to check out:

http://clf.uua.org/betweensundays/

]]> By: Mac Rex http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Mac Rex Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:46:28 +0000 http://40yearoldatheist.com/how-i-will-raise-two-little-heathens/2008/12/#comment-189 I'm going to pass those book names to my freind, and AN member, who lives in Consort, AB.  She has been having trouble with her 8 year old excepting her mother's atheism. Keep up the good work! I’m going to pass those book names to my freind, and AN member, who lives in Consort, AB.  She has been having trouble with her 8 year old excepting her mother’s atheism.
Keep up the good work!

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