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Dec 27, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by bonobo
What happened after death
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Family & Parenting
Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Diogenes1972
How do you tell children about death?
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Family & Parenting
Mar 27, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Chevre_Sournois
Mom called me this morning at 5am (because fb said I had been online 11 minutes earlier) to debate the existence of sky-daddy. She wants me to read the bible and go to church to find a nice girl and some friends with good morals. What would you tell...
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Family & Parenting
May 3, 2018May 2018

Posted by JayF
He hasn't asked yet but he's going to. What do I tell him about God, Religion, Easter, Christmas, Jesus, ect?
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Family & Parenting
Mar 26, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by OrangeJuice
I grew up in a mennonite sect that practices a form of "shunning" to members that have left the group. One of the practices is to eat at a separate table from those who have left. Even in my parents house, when I am invited home for dinner, I am ...
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Family & Parenting
May 31, 2018May 2018

Posted by Edub82681
Anyone ever stay in a marriage because of kids? Is it worth giving up your own happiness?
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Family & Parenting
Jul 26, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by PixieStyx
So first post. Woo. So much pressure um. Well first off. Hey? They say in supposed to put a question so i guess for those of you coming out of religious families (like me) any advice on how to deal with suddenly being cut off from family/friends? Im ...
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Family & Parenting
Sep 16, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Sgt_Spanky
I usually agree with most of what this guy says but I'm not so sure about what he's saying here. He thinks that teaching kids about Santa Claus is wrong and should not be done. He advocates telling them up front that there is no Santa because, ...
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Family & Parenting
May 2, 2018May 2018

Posted by Anemynous
POLLIs it ethical to teach Atheism to religious children?
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Family & Parenting
May 26, 2018May 2018

Posted by thinkwithme
Any advice on overcoming the sheer terror of teaching a teenager to drive?
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Family & Parenting
Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by RaulPerez
Inherited qualities.?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 27, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by cuteberry890
Parenting
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Family & Parenting
Jun 2, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Wildgreens
What is your definition of a godparent ? If you were ever asked to be a godparent would you say no and why ?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 3, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Seafoamgreen
How many of us here went to a religious school? What was your experience there? I went to a Baptist school and remember being taught in science class that the earth is 6,000 years old, humans lived with dinosaurs, and how to refute the arguments of...
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Family & Parenting
Jul 15, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Mystical
POLLWhat is the worst thing for a child to see in an R rated movie?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 22, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by MyLiege
Has anyone experienced corporal punishment in the school setting?
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Family & Parenting
Nov 26, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by sassygirl3869
Does anyone else know they don't want to be buried in their family plot?. I had/have a dysfunctional relationship with my parents, and my aunt. Do I want to physically be put in the ground with people who didn't accept me for who I was/am? If I ...
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Family & Parenting
Mar 9, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Shawappa44820
What do you do when your child does something that makes you resentful?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 12, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Goat
What are your thoughts on funerals? My step-mom passed away yesterday and I am not going to the viewing or funeral. I talked with her last week and let her know how much I loved her. But I hate funerals, mostly because all the accolades never given ...
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Family & Parenting
Jul 11, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Triphid
In loving memory of my daughter, Lorrae Kathleen, ( aka 'Wild Thing/Sasquatch,' You'd be 36 years old today if cancer hadn't taken you from me, Sasquatch. I still remember having the great Honour and Privilege of giving you your FIRST ever bath on ...
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Family & Parenting
Jul 16, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Sgposter
How do you plan on raising your children?
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Family & Parenting
Apr 8, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Doubterbeliever
In death...
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Family & Parenting
Mar 30, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Gozer
When someone says they will do something but don't ... How do you respond when it's family?
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Family & Parenting
Apr 28, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by TomS299
Best way to deal with Christian Children?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 8, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by SydneyKathleen
Just joined, going to vent. I have been interviewing caregivers for in home care, and since it's in my home my atheism eventually comes up, and generally triggers believers. Whether they want to or not they begin inadvertently slipping in ...
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Family & Parenting
May 9, 2018May 2018

Posted by Enchanter
My daughter has taken up Christianity, despite all the work I put into her and her sister early on, not to make a choice for them, but to show them the alternatives to religion. She is now nearing forty and has totally embraced Christianity. I worry ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 11, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by sweetcharlotte
Do you want to be buried or sprinkled?
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Family & Parenting
Oct 9, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by Alliegirl
Atheist funeral?
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Family & Parenting
Jun 21, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Jab723
My parents still believe i am as christian as i was when i was in the private elementary school they spent so much money to send me to. On a drive back to college, my dad made a remark about how stupid he thinks people are as soon as he finds out ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 7, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by sandrarocks83
I have to just say that I so much admire the strength that it must take to deal with, day in and day out, family who are Very religious and think that your soul is lost without gods. Gods blessed me with with an atheist mother! Thank you gods!
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Family & Parenting
Aug 9, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by pinklotus18
For those of you with children, how do you address the issue of your belief system? If kids are too young to understand religion or non-religion, how might you, for example, answer questions about "Jesus"?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 13, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Lilie
POLLStaying together for the kids 2.0
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Family & Parenting
Jan 11, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Jrduke01
How do I tell my family I'm an atheist?
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Family & Parenting
Mar 11, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by ashortbeauty
Defence of significant other
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Family & Parenting
Feb 1, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by chicagojcb
If you've lost your parents, how much do you miss them? Did they know you are an atheist and if so, how did they handle it? How did it affect your relationship with them? What do you wish you could say to them today?
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Family & Parenting
Apr 5, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by AMGT
Buzz Kill’s
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Family & Parenting
Dec 23, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by AgnoLulu
So, had a row with a sibling today about politics where he was essentially reciting Faux Nooz, and he just out of the blue starts yelling that he's "Not going to discuss religion!" (I never brought it up), He kept saying it over and over, and I kept ...
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Family & Parenting
Jun 24, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Violet
I lost my little girl (my 15 year old chihuahua) on Monday. I miss her so much. She was my constant companion for 11.5 years. I think there were only about maybe 7 or 10 days in the time I had her that she did not sleep with me in my bed. I know her...
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Family & Parenting
Apr 6, 2021Apr 2021

Posted by markbailey0008
My dad died last year. A few months before he died I pretended to have a religious conversion. I did this because I knew that he was worried that god would punish him for not doing a good job on me. The last time I saw him, racked with cancer, I ...
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Family & Parenting
Mar 1, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Ingridd
Is there an unwritten law somewhere that parents need to adopt their adult children’s pets when they can no longer care for them? What is the approximate life span of a guinea pig?
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Family & Parenting
Apr 3, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by bubinf
LINKMarried men make more than Single Men
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Family & Parenting
Mar 11, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by GinaMaria
So... my dad passed away this morning. Our relationship was forcibly ended by my mother over 40 years ago, but we had taken steps to become part of each other's lives in the past few years. It hurts that I feel like I don't have a place in his ...
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Family & Parenting
Apr 16, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Keikhosrow
I see sometimes people using the term;Tough Love;. which has always botherd me. To me it is just the justification of being abussive towards your kids and I do not believe that there is such a thing as tough love. What do you think.
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Family & Parenting
May 19, 2018May 2018

Posted by Catnublia
Is it ever okay to hit your children as punishment or to assert your authority? Why? Why not?
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Family & Parenting
Aug 19, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by kensmile4u
What's the most memorable lesson you learned from your parents? What’s that life lesson that has stuck with you all these years? This is a great opportunity for us to learn a thing or two if we pay attention to the answers.
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Family & Parenting
Jul 8, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Ms_McSteven
I'm anxious. I think it's starting to spiral into depression. I need to stop the process, so I'm just going to vent here, and it will be long. I can't vent on FB, because what's giving me anxiety is my family. I'm being pressured by my brother ...
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handcrafters , fine artists, photographers, or other things of beauty
Sep 6, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Zoohome
My son asked me to paint a mural on his bedroom, it needed to include: a bear, a volcano, a waterfall, and a fox. It took me a long time to finalize, this was my first time painting with acrylic and on a wall. His room is rectangular. I painted from...
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Family & Parenting
Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Twisted185
POLLWhat's your stance on Roe vs Wade?
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Family & Parenting
Jul 1, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by happyaprn18
Dealing with family and loved ones
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Family & Parenting
Jun 6, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by MoonlitLife
So I was watching this video where this guy was talking about a girl who told him her boyfriend hits her. When he responded negatively about it she said “oh it’s ok. He only hits me because he loves.” Which got me thinking. That’s the same ...
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Family & Parenting
Apr 13, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Boomboom1978
Raising a decent human being
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Family & Parenting
Jun 10, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Mojo5306
Family Issues
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Family & Parenting
Apr 11, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Notlost
So my fundy daughter has just told me I'm not allowed to post pictures of my grandson on social media, even to a facebook page that only has family as members. I was asked to remove all pictures already posted as well. This has nothing to do with ...
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Family & Parenting
Feb 15, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by EllenDale
Father/Son Ritual (for women & men to answer) I have observed a male-centered "ritual" (for want of a better word) that spans generations. I wonder how common the practice is. It goes like this: A father, stepfather, grandfather, or uncle goes up...
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Family & Parenting
Feb 25, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by RickWard
How did it go for you when you came out as an atheist?
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Family & Parenting
Aug 23, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by fishline79
"I brought my father with me":... My father was a Republican all his life and he passed away in 1980 before he was as old as I am now. I was never a Republican and he would consider himself a Conservative, and I was, of course a Liberal and as such ...
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Family & Parenting
Sep 10, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by JenMorris
Homeschool religion
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Family & Parenting
Apr 27, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by TomS299
Flat Earther relative?
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Family & Parenting
Jul 1, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Katsarecool
How to get two over 6 ft tall teenagers to do chores around the house? Help! The oldest is almost 17, 6 ft 2 in tall walks like a sloth, comes out of his room to go to the bathroom, comes out when my daughter (his servant) puts the meals o the ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 2, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by MoniB
Hello all, I was chatting with my 12 year old son on the way to GameStop today about reincarnation. See, when he was 7 years old he came to me and said that he believed in reincarnation, but wanted to learn more about it to understand it better. As a...
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Family & Parenting
May 3, 2018May 2018

Posted by HeraTera
Normally I enjoy going to the park in the evening for a walk, but today it was pretty busy there and I saw children chasing the ducks and geese, hitting them with sticks, taking eggs from their nests and bashing them on the sidewalk. I found it ...
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Family & Parenting
Nov 25, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by silvereyes
Are dysfunctional families the norm?
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Family & Parenting
Nov 14, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by HumanBeinme
My 89 year old mother is a strict Catholic and has known for several years that I do not believe in anything supernatural. Today as we visited she showed me a souvenir photo of John Paul II from her visit to the Vatican on April 1, 2005. She and ...
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Family & Parenting
Nov 15, 2020Nov 2020

Posted by towkneed
So my oldest told my wife that he doesn't want anything to do with us for a while. He told her that it was more me than her but that we had caused him damage and he needed time. He recently moved in with his boyfriend and he told my wife that now ...
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Family & Parenting
Apr 28, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Carla_Jones
Best way to tell a man that I don't want kids?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 27, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Sarahroo29
Do you find it hard to be friends with someone who is a over 25, but has the mentality of a 13-year-old?
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Family & Parenting
Feb 10, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by LejaJ
Vegan vs non-vegan diet for babies
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Family & Parenting
May 30, 2018May 2018

Posted by bleurowz
How do you deal with family members or others you live with who seem to obsess over every little thing?
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Family & Parenting
May 6, 2018May 2018

Posted by Woodron
05.05.18 Again, I didn't know where to post this........I wrote a post about my younger brother's murder two weeks ago, in my journal, then posted it on this site. I was talking to a classmate of his last night and his name came up, we started ...
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Family & Parenting
Oct 7, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SaraiBloomquist
I often am frustrated by the lack of events in my town WITHOUT some kind of religious affiliation. This includes clubs, special events, and sleep away camps. Do you find this problem in your area as well?
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Family & Parenting
Apr 25, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by BeeHappy
Have you told anyone today how much they mean to you? When was the last time you were told?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 20, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Crimson67
Have you ever been told "you got lucky" when talking about your children? How does it make you feel? I was just recently talking with a friend about kids and their eating habits. I mentioned that mine are good eaters and she said, "you got lucky"....
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Family & Parenting
Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Binnietek
You have been married for two decades and full heartedly trusted and love your partner but ,you find out that the partner hasn’t been faithful all this years,How do you cope with that being none believer as many people would say you forgive them?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 19, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by UpsideDownAgain
What would you do?
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Family & Parenting
Mar 9, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by Eazyduzzit
I just found out that my daughters step-niece Madeline who is 14, tried to commit suicide by taking a handful of pills. I've met the girl; she's sweet, but a little different from other girls her age. She's not popular, wears braces and a little odd ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 26, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by SteveB
The kids just got back from grandma's house for Christmas. One is agnostic, the other atheist/anti-theist (youngest). She got them both a book "365 Days to Knowing God for Guys." They both kept forgetting it at her house, in her car, etc. She ...
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Family & Parenting
Oct 27, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by Kathleen
I am sick to death of being told by family members {who are practicing Catholics} that I am "pathetic" "sad" and "unfortunate" because I fail to see one iota of realistic evidence of a god. Why can't I be valued the same as a person who believes in ...
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Family & Parenting
Oct 16, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SonnyMlaPH
POLLDo you think we should be lying to children?
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Family & Parenting
Oct 20, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Shaghaf
Kids and God's questions
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Family & Parenting
Apr 5, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by AMGT
Boundaries
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Family & Parenting
Jan 30, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Openmindtodoubt
I just found out my husband gave a church over $1,700. I called the church and left a voicemail letting them know I am not pleased and that I told him time and time not to give a substantial amount of money to anybody especially without telling me. ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 15, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by JamesJay
Uninterested in Christmas
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Family & Parenting
Feb 26, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by ThomasLevi
What do you do about an ex who's being a bad parent?
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Family & Parenting
Apr 1, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by slavenomore
My Mom is wonderful. She is a devout Christian, knows my beliefs and never ever pushes it on me. She supports me in everything.
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Family & Parenting
Mar 20, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Cutiebeauty
💑👦👧 How is the corona virus pandemic affecting you and your family? Do you visit less? Do you miss them? Frankie's family wants us to visit... I don't know about that..
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Family & Parenting
Apr 7, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by Indecisive
Who here has come out as an atheist in their families? I want to be able to make it clear to all my relatives that I don't believe in God and that there's nothing they could do to get me to change my mind.
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Family & Parenting
Aug 10, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by EmeraldJewel
Is it normal to dislike other people’s children? Not necessarily hate them, just dislike and get annoyed by them?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 14, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by RoadGoddess
When adult children choose religion
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Family & Parenting
May 24, 2021May 2021

Posted by LVL1Pro
Today is my 21st birthday, but i just feel like I'm celebrating someone else's birthday. Ever since i was young we go to church every time a family member has a birthday, i don't mind going when it's my siblings' or parents' birthday, cause it's ...
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Family & Parenting
Mar 24, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by RaeBxtchens
Growing up, & how we often destroy scientists before they start.
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Family & Parenting
Nov 11, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by MattCooper
Is it right to feel paternal over a pet? This little fella feels like a son to me. Let's see your critters!
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Family & Parenting
May 9, 2018May 2018

Posted by Karnaph
I've got two kids. As they grow up, it becomes more important for me to immunize them against world religions, cults and faiths. The whole "be there to guide them, but let them choose for themselves" approach isn't good enough IMHO: as they grow up ...
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Family & Parenting
Nov 8, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor
What is a parenting technique used on you as a child that you will never use on your own children?
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Family & Parenting
May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by WalterWhite
LINKTexas Bill Prohibiting Male Masturbation Moves Closer To Becoming Law
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Family & Parenting
May 5, 2018May 2018

Posted by James121
If you have ever been the black sheep of your lot in life and family...does shit stick...because I absolutely hate that expression...big time
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Family & Parenting
Sep 4, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by jeran0312
I have told my parents that I do not believe in a god anymore. They took it well. But I am worried about an aunt I am very close to. She is the most religious family member I have other than my Nana who has dementia. I am almost postive that my aunt...
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Family & Parenting
Mar 2, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by ArdentAtheist
I take care of my mom who has some dementia. She is a FOX news fan but I’ve switched her to MSNBC without telling her, she thinks things just all of a sudden got really bad for Trump, is that wrong?
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Family & Parenting
Mar 6, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by zblaze
Florida residents could soon get the power to alter science classes
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Family & Parenting
Jan 22, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by IndySent
Grandparents of shackled children: ‘God called’ on parents to have large family | fox8.com
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Family & Parenting
Dec 15, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Crimson67
What has been your hardest struggle raising atheist/agnostic children?
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