Tag Archive: parenthood

Gender roles and parenting

I’m currently lost in the endless whirlwind of parenting young children. It’s life on sensory overload – constant activity, talking, moaning, fighting, laughter and cuteness. I love escaping to my quiet desk at… Continue reading

the child protector wolf in sheep’s clothing

Christians who realise they can’t persuade the rest of the world that homosexuality is ‘wrong’ simply because it says so in the Bible (that’s the book where beating slaves and children are both encouraged,… Continue reading

punishing children

when my wife was home alone with two kids, she had to do something with the older child or she could not take care of the new-born. She finally conceded the necessity of… Continue reading

why men know more about childbirth than women

whether or not babies are horrible monsters that for some strange reason decide to take over a woman’s body only to come bursting out like the monsters in the Alien movies […] It makes… Continue reading

the unhealthy pressure to be a housewife

Also on the topic of housework, I think you may come from a different perspective here, not being Christian, but for us, housework is just another way to show those that we love… Continue reading

ways to indoctrinate our children

That certainly does explain my atheist parents! Actually, their indoctrination was based on knee jerk emotionalism, politics, and personal wounds and rebellion from their own past. I can hear the same anger and… Continue reading

do atheists indoctrinate their kids?

People say they raise their kids in values neutral environments so they themselves can appear to be reasonable and rational free-thinkers. Truth is, it’s absolutely impossible to raise kids that way and everyone… Continue reading

christianity: a security blank with thorns

When my 3-year-old asked some probing questions about death recently, it occurred to me that if I was a Christian, the answers could tumble more freely from my mouth. “Grandpa’s gone to live in heaven… Continue reading

a post for Insanity about the sacrifice of parenthood

Having children is actually a great sacrifice, we give everything we have to help aid and nurture these little beings so they can make their way in the world. (Insanitybytes) This rose-tinted view… Continue reading

being bad

I was brought up in a family where punishment of any sort was virtually unknown, and then it was in the form of restitution or compensation. No matter what our trespass was, we… Continue reading