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May 11, 2018May 2018

Posted by annedoneal

So for Mothers Day your Mom wants you to go to church with her.....aaaahgh. Whadda ya say.. do?

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Family & Parenting

Jun 29, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Kassandra

So after reading some comments on an FB post, I became very curious. I hope to keep this post relatively mature as it is of a personal nature. I have a few different questions/comments to present... 1) As someone who plans to adopt and potentially ...

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Family & Parenting

Jun 16, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by CaroleKay

Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out there! Xoxo! (L)

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Family & Parenting

Jun 5, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by ProudMerry

Here's what makes me sick and angry today. If a man loses his wife and starts dating within a year, all you hear is "oh, the poor thing, he can't make it alone, he needs someone to take care of him." If a woman loses her husband and starts dating ...

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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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Family & Parenting

Aug 20, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Singledad76

So I had to share this quick exchange with my fundamental Christian Uncle and myself...just some good humor. I shared the post from Atheist Republic with the sign and he decided to comment some negativity, so ...fair game! Lol

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Family & Parenting

May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Rfg1800

Holy communion

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Family & Parenting

Jun 1, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Beatlesandsuch

Ladies: I’m curious. For those of you raised in a religious household, were you told you couldn’t use tampons or anything similar because of some religious purity reason? For example; girls who use tampons aren’t virgins anymore and good ...

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Family & Parenting

Jan 28, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by bigpawbullets

I’ve posted about “Toxic masculinity”, and I’ve asked for your input about similar derivatives for Toxic… femininity, Homosexuality, etc. Interesting responses! My reason for asking these questions and soliciting input is really more ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 10, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by heymoe2001

A little advice needed. My kids are adults. The youngest now in college. My folks died years ago. My late partners folks are still alive and now in failing health. They've only met my kids a few times. The first time they invited us over was years...

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Family & Parenting

Aug 9, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Crimson67

First day of school and my heathen has to wear his atheist shirt. Lol

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Family & Parenting

Mar 5, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by CntrasLD

Spent most of the weekend with my 2 and 3 yr old grandkids... they are so funny... love them like crazy.

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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

Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Holli

"Mom, can I live off you?" "You already do" "I mean forever"

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Family & Parenting

Apr 1, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by RaeBxtchens

Just a few funny stories I thought I'd share about my 12 year old. For a little backstory, for as long as he has been alive, he was raised in an atheist and anti-theist household. I never forced or pushed, but if he had questions, I answered honestly...

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Family & Parenting

Sep 18, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by KKGator

Okay, I don't have kids of my own. This is not news to anyone. I have to ask the parents here what the deal is with bribing your kids to eat certain things? I'm seeing a commercial on tv regarding bribing your kid with french fries to get them to eat...

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Family & Parenting

Feb 9, 2023Feb 2023

Posted by Barnie2years

LINKChelsea Handler Discusses Being Childless by Choice - Long Story Short | The Daily Show - YouTube

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Family & Parenting

Oct 5, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain

A week ago would had been My Debra Guernica 33rd BD. Rest Well My Warrior Princess. I will continue Battling for the Two of Us.

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Family & Parenting

May 18, 2018May 2018

Posted by Josephine

Ex just cancelled his one weekend a month with our kids. Apparently out of concern I might be upset about them being at his for a long time. They were there for 1 and half days. We're supposed to share custody 50/50 in the week and he has 1 weekend a...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by GuitarDoctor

How does the person you ended up with compare to who you thought you’d end up with?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 18, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Spinliesel

Today I taught Lia (10) how to start and tend a fire. Also how to extinguish the fire safely. She paid attention and even sang Kumbaya while burning the contents of the waste paper baskets. She has a strange sense of humor. I think that tending ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 20, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by alexandgeddy2112

What is your opinion on Parents who allow their child to Transition .

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Family & Parenting

Jun 7, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by SassyLady

Does anyone have some ideas of how to change what this artlcle is describing?. Do you agree with it? Did your relationship survice the kind of thing she describes?

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Family & Parenting

Jun 17, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by josephr

So who's celebrating father's day in the detention camps and jails populated by the 11,000 immigrants under the age of 18 across the U.S.? Is one Republican, the President, or any of their minions giving even one thought to the pain and suffering ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Cutiebeauty

Do you ever?

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Family & Parenting

Aug 5, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by nogod420

POLLIs it weird to watch my mom sleep?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 24, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by ScubaWags

What would you do?

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Family & Parenting

Aug 4, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Oddy920

Gonna get vulnerable for a minute here, if y'all don't mind. My 4-year-old daughter is starting 4k in a few weeks, and her mom is signing her up for some extracurricular classes as well. Swimming, dance, what have you. I've been a "stay at home" dad...

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Family & Parenting

May 27, 2018May 2018

Posted by Tony765

At what age did you move out? I only moved out of my parent’s place this past December, at age 21. I always feel like I should have done so earlier, but I wasn’t able to afford it.

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Family & Parenting

Sep 12, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Earthling

His to get an overzealous mom to stop preaching religion?

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Family & Parenting

Apr 1, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by RobThom

Hey I'm new how is everyone?

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Family & Parenting

Jun 25, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Peeves

Are all single moms this lonely? Is it just a side effect that I have to deal with? All of my ex's were either way to obsessed with the fact that I have a kid, or they want nothing to do with her. Single forever sounds lovely. But lonely forever ...

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Family & Parenting

Jul 26, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by Sandster

Government giving way to a religion? Note - this just my take, the relevant parties have their own stance. A school in the Midlands (England, UK) has suspended its teaching about LGBT relationships because of 'frantic phone calls' from the ...

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Family & Parenting

Mar 18, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by AmmaRE007

St, John's is offering online safety courses... since their in person classes have been canceled. Something to do while staying home for a few weeks! :)

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Family & Parenting

Sep 25, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by yayagoddess

My husband passed away in July, 20, just five months, to the day, of coming down, literally overnight, with a rare, genetic form of fatal dementia. A year before he became ill, I had ordered a personal return address stamp, with both of our first ...

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Family & Parenting

Feb 22, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by GregAndrews

Good morning! Planning a possible move to Jacksonville,FLA, to be with my sister in April.

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Family & Parenting

Jun 26, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Kbdank71

Happy birthday to my little girl who turns 7 today! She's growing up so fast.

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Family & Parenting

Sep 18, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Nichole765

Things have been really tough lately. My brother, who is Christian, was talking about community systems. Mainly how I'm without a social web since I will not join a church. Oddly, I do feel more isolated. Being in the Bible Belt, it almost focuses ...

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Family & Parenting

Aug 1, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Slava3

In case you missed it

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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

May 16, 2018May 2018

Posted by DrewShourd

Why do BILLIONS of parents (and care givers of all ages...) feed this crap to children they say they love??

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Family & Parenting

Jan 28, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Rossi

Is it immoral to have kids?

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Family & Parenting

Feb 18, 2018Feb 2018

Posted by LeftyWright

I just realized, we all are technically the result of mistakes, everyone on the planet must have had an ancestor who wasn't planning on having children

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Family & Parenting

May 29, 2019May 2019

Posted by RobertMartin

If I ever talked to my parents this way, they'd knocked me the fuck out and rightfully so.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 9, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by SethE

My son's are my heart, my best friend's

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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

Dec 31, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by LadyAlyxandrea

I wanted to share with you all the poem I wrote the day papa died. It's cheesy and parts don't work with the stanzas, but I hadn't slept in 2 days. Anyway they read it at his funeral and it just means a lot to me so I want to share it. Under Papa's ...

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Family & Parenting

Jul 9, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by ForTheBirds

My mother is getting a little demented at 85. She told me that her United Methodist Church Baptized her stupid English Springer Spaniel. ( If you really hate somebody gift them with one). I'm not poorly educated on religion, just don't believe in it....

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Family & Parenting

Nov 3, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Backslidden

I realized that if Eve came from the rib of Adam, why didn't all other human beings come from the rib of man, instead of the womb of women.

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Family & Parenting

Jun 6, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by TheGreatShadow

I think I just proved Darwin wrong. Is it me or are complete idiots breeding at a much faster rate than intelligent people? Look at the tide pod challenge. I thought this was a joke at first. I've heard of similar, and equally stupid... I have a ...

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Family & Parenting

Sep 5, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by AlasBabylon

LINKRaising Free-Range Kids In An Age Of Helicopter Parenting Is Tough : Shots - Health News : NPR

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Family & Parenting

Dec 26, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by beenthere

Fathers and daughters

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Family & Parenting

Jul 20, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by TimothySkaggs

Ever since my dad died my mom developed this fear of dying in her sleep, and i was like, mom chill! Your not like dad you like to take long walks here and there and dad didn't, and she said the nicest thing, she said i always make her feel better. ...

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Family & Parenting

May 12, 2019May 2019

Posted by sweetcharlotte

Mothers Day. My proudest accomplishments Two adult children with two granddaughters. My contribution to the future, all atheist with high intelligence.

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Family & Parenting

Aug 7, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by Crimson67

That's my boy... School starts this week and he told me he didn't need a new "first day" shirt. I just assumed it was because he is a teen now. Nope, he had already laid out what he was wearing Thursday and Friday. Lol

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Family & Parenting

May 20, 2018May 2018

Posted by Peanut69

Why is it when you have ice cream your child has to steal it.

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Family & Parenting

May 31, 2019May 2019

Posted by St-Sinner

Givers and Takers Is it entirely true?

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Family & Parenting

Mar 17, 2018Mar 2018

Posted by zblaze

New Uniform Parentage Act Becomes Law in Washington State - TheHumanist.com

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Family & Parenting

Jul 14, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by KGDarling

My sister died yesterday after being sick for 2-3 years. They asked me to do a reading at the mass. Told my niece I wasn’t a fan of God lately and that I would feel like a hypocrite. No thanks.

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Family & Parenting

Jul 2, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by ProudMary

Oh holy hell, my MIL just called and her granddaughter, my husband's niece, has been murdered by her live-in boyfriend. This is just awful.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 27, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Secular_Squirrel

Wife and I were physically assaulted, stolen from, and got some property destroyed today due to letting the wrong person stay over the holiday. Could really use some positive interactions....

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Family & Parenting

Dec 8, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by MoniB

You know what really grinds my gears: when my backwoods cousin falsely blames atheist for what a christian did. Me to my aunt: One of your neighbors wrote a note telling me not to block their driveway. So, i moved my jeep. Cousin: I bet they are ...

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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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Family & Parenting

Jan 6, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Rhetoric

POLLIs marriage too connected with religion?

9 votes Yes
7 votes Sometimes
4 votes No
0 votes Don't know/care

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Family & Parenting

Feb 9, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by dahermit

Abandoned buildings- vandalism.

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Family & Parenting

Sep 9, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by GreatNani

That lovely moment when the 3 yr old throws up all over the bed. At 3 a.m. Why do children never do this during the day? :(

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Family & Parenting

Jan 27, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Sierra4

This for the people who happily, proudly, and yes, sadly watched their children grow up. Now I was a play horse you pulled with a string On wheels where my legs should be And he was the boy who pulled the toy Around the tree house tree And for the...

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Family & Parenting

May 25, 2019May 2019

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain

My Eldest Jenna has Precious Cargo in her Flight to Puerto Rico... She carries her Kid Sister Ashes. Debra Guernica coming back Home where she was Born. Sometimes Duty is Painful but it is what we have to do to Honor those we Love.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 26, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by KKGator

I'm a Great-Aunt again!!! Two hours old and almost two feet tall!!!! She's perfect!!!!

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Family & Parenting

Mar 4, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan

What are your thoughts on the Terry Crewes fiasco about gay v straight parenting?

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Family & Parenting

Sep 20, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Josephine

Is there anything more stressful than leaving one kid to sort out another kid to get ready for school? All I asked for was 1 text to say yea sorted, now it's 10.45 and I'm freaking out! ?

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Family & Parenting

Jul 18, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by MFAtheist

I get another bonus overnight with my munchkin. I could get used to this. Oh, and I made a room: "Single Parent Life Group"

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Family & Parenting

Jan 20, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by zblaze

The One True Moral Compass - YouTube

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Family & Parenting

May 17, 2018May 2018

Posted by zing

Do you have immediate family members that you do not love?

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Family & Parenting

Jun 6, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by KainGray

(Wall of text/Long post warning) I've always hated when I'd be around a group of people and the topic of parents came up. I grew up with a lesbian mother and had no male figure in my life at all. On top of that, my mother was a die-hard feminist who ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 27, 2019Dec 2019

Posted by SilentRage

I hear from my brother frequently about how concerned he is I'm going to hell. He means it in a nice way, but it gets old. I finally got him to stop by Saying this 1. You believe your god is all powerful : yes 2. You believe your god created ...

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Family & Parenting

Jun 28, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by vmedel

I was very religious, and I used to pray with my son a lot, we also went to church every Sunday. Well... now I am agnostic (barely new) and he is asking me if I still believe god.. i want him to make his own decisions, but at the same time I want to...

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Family & Parenting

Sep 28, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by belfo

Where is your mind

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Family & Parenting

Jul 12, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Joanlee

Anyone else have much experience with narcissism? From what I hear, there's not much to be done about it.

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Family & Parenting

Oct 15, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by TheCozmic1

Grace with grandfather

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Family & Parenting

Oct 21, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Tucsongirl1

My 88 year old dad has Alzheimers, and like many people with elderly parents, I am his primary caregiver. It's taught me patience I didn't know I was capable of. Some days, like today, are more frustrating than others. Some days, like today, require...

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Family & Parenting

Jun 7, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by James121

Still seeing the vegetarian....we had out first meal together .....Linda McCartney sausages and scrambled eggs together.....and we still like one and other ...did help that the sausages were actually nice...not a vegetarian never going to be but ...

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Family & Parenting

Jun 12, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by phxbillcee

Proud Dad - Vintage SNL (ft. Robin Williams)

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Family & Parenting

Nov 11, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Spinliesel

My daughter Lis is grandma to these two sweethearts. Yes, that makes me the great-grandma.

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Family & Parenting

Apr 8, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by TetonsDidIt

Should there be a legal minimum age for religious indoctrination?

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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?

5 votes Sex
12 votes Drug Use
57 votes Violence

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Family & Parenting

Oct 8, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by MichaelSpinler

While it was hard to come out to my family as an atheist, fearing i was the only one, i found out i was not alone, that my cousin and uncle were also atheist, and now my son is also.

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Family & Parenting

Aug 20, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by jlf32119

Hey guys. What are some specific and realistic strategies that parents can use to increase critical thinking skills in our young kids? Many of us on this website acknowledge the need to use critical thinking skills regarding religion, beliefs, etc....

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Family & Parenting

Apr 30, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by schwinnrider

Do you have any qualms about indoctrinating your children into non-belief? I never pressured them or banned them from going to church. When my older daughter started to attend a bible believing church with a friend, I did ask her where Noah got the ...

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Family & Parenting

Jan 14, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by EmeraldJewel

Things like this gives me a smile and hope that the future generations of kids will be less harder to brainwash with superstitious beliefs and can be taught proper science. It baffles me that most religious people I know don’t even know how to make...

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Family & Parenting

Jun 25, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Ryo1

This statue is called 'Emptiness' and was created by a grieving parent. Powerful, eh? Credits: Life Journal

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Family & Parenting

Apr 16, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Spinliesel

Tomorrow ends our first four weeks of togetherness. I have learned so much. Lia, who is 10 going on annoying teenagers will sit at my laptop presenting a complete monologue. Ever so often, I stop in the middle of whatever and say: "who are you ...

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Family & Parenting

Jun 17, 2019Jun 2019

Posted by gigihein

I tried to post this and kept hitting wrong button. Thinking of my dad. I only had 10 years as had not seen him since I was 8 At 28 we reunited because I feltnit was selfish and stupid to cut him off like my family had. I treasure that time. He died ...