Tag Archive: parenting

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

morality: the difference between icecream and physical violence

​Is there a difference between your opinions about icecream and your opinions about spanking (or causing harm or any other right/wrong)? (mrsmcmommy) Groan. It’s painful having conversations about ‘morality’ with some people. You… Continue reading

comment of the month – conservative gender roles

The conservative anti-feminist man would prefer for their wife to take up the role of their mother in washing their laundry and tending to kids, and the conservative anti-feminist woman would like their… Continue reading

evidence for the benefits of spanking

I will not give any more time to this debate; I will not be finding sources. There endeth my participation here. (madblog) At the risk of further enraging fellow blogger ‘madblog’, I’d like… 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

homeschooling

As far as conventional schooling goes, I’m not sold on the idea of young children being indoors for most of the day, sitting on chairs at desks, and following orders. I worry that… 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