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Sep 28, 2017Sep 2017

Posted by Matthew

How did you deal with negativity from family/friends for not believing?

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Family & Parenting

Jun 19, 2017Jun 2017

Posted by Admin

Would you raise your children religious just to fit in?

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Family & Parenting

Sep 28, 2017Sep 2017

Posted by kristenm783

Reaction to Atheism

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Family & Parenting

Oct 5, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by smilnjan

How to let your children find their own way?

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Family & Parenting

Jun 19, 2017Jun 2017

Posted by Admin

At what age should children be exposed to religious instruction?

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Family & Parenting

Sep 10, 2017Sep 2017

Posted by Admin

Any suggestions on how to inoculate children from religion?

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Family & Parenting

Sep 10, 2017Sep 2017

Posted by SketchyBuffalo

How do you convince family that church isn't the right answer?

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Family & Parenting

Sep 21, 2017Sep 2017

Posted by GoodMan

Relax, It's Just God

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Family & Parenting

Sep 25, 2017Sep 2017

Posted by Vikay

How do you respond when people say they will pray for you?

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Family & Parenting

Sep 25, 2017Sep 2017

Posted by GoodMan

Suggestions on raising children with a theist

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Family & Parenting

Oct 1, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by MichaelSpinler

How has becoming an atheist, or agnostic effected your friendships and relationships?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 4, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by JohnDoe206

Saying "grace" at someones house?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 4, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by HaHaHeather

My 7 year old son has said on occasion that he doesn't care if he dies because he will go to heaven, I know his babysitter tells him about god and about heaven, this doesn't bother me. What bothers me is that he is okay with being dead, he's only 7 ...

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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

Oct 7, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by atheist

Would you consider religious indoctrination of children a form of abuse or is this too extreme?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 8, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by ApostasyS

I've had several family members block me either because I'm vocal about being an atheist and calling religion out on its bullshit or because I'm openly gay and they can't handle the fabulousness. That how they want to deal with it? Fine. I expect any...

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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

Oct 9, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by Alliegirl

Atheist funeral?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 9, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SunnySmiles

My 16 yr old son is about to become an Eagle Scout in a few months. One of his friends moms who is a hardcore christian conservative pulled my son aside to tell him he may have some trouble getting his Eagle due to his being Agnostic. I assured him...

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Family & Parenting

Oct 10, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SamL

POLLWho makes a better single parent?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 10, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by paul1967

I have a neighbour who just moved in next door, and he asked me what denomination I was. I said none I'm an Atheist. We had a long polite talk about God, and I chose not to hit him with how irrational his beliefs are. He's a young earth creationist, ...

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Family & Parenting

Oct 11, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by Rideauxb

Are you the only atheist/agnostic in your household?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 15, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SamL

When should children learn about sex?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 15, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SamL

The best approach I've seen yet regarding sex education for kids was simply saying, "if you're not ready to be a parent, then use a condom."

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Family & Parenting

Oct 15, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by TheCozmic1

Grace with grandfather

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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, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by BrigittaCuadros

An acorn is not an oak tree. Do you believe this also applies to humans and animals? How is it different for each and why?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 21, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SteveGee

Has your lack of belief caused a rift between you and your immediate family? . If so, how do you feel about it, and have you done anything about it?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 21, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SteveCohen

Who was raised as an atheist?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 21, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by MytchieMitch

How do you all feel about dating a single mother who is also a militant atheist? I find that with women, as soon as they find out I have a kid, they assume I am not gay enough for them because I had her the old fashioned way and not in a lab. I find ...

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Family & Parenting

Oct 22, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by Orly

I've ended relationships when the woman I was with made it clear she was set on having kids. I wasn't mean about it, I just said I was sorry and she should find someone else because that is the opposite of what I wanted. For me, it was never about me...

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Family & Parenting

Oct 23, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by Haveuthothisout

As I've come from a rather dysfunctional family, I've chosen to NOT have children in spite of several offers while I was younger. Now that I'm at 52, I still get offers to do the baby-making...but I'm too old. How many of you get offers to do that? I...

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Family & Parenting

Oct 23, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by MatthewFrechette

Hello, I just signed up and am excited to join the group. I do need to start off with a question. We have 4 children ages from 8 to 13. I have always been envious of the community most churches are able to create. Would anyone have any suggestions on...

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Family & Parenting

Oct 26, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by Grant_Ballard

With this year being the 20th since my father passed, a lot of memories and feelings have resurfaced. Twenty years later and I am still having issues processing the fact he is no longer with us. I know he is better off than having to deal with the ...

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Family & Parenting

Oct 26, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SamL

POLLDo you have a preference overall for one of your parents?

4 votes Dear old Dad is the man!
14 votes Mom's in charge and always has been.
8 votes I don't have a preference this poll is BS

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Family & Parenting

Oct 26, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SamL

What are the most challenging questions your child asked you?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 26, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by SamL

Now that you're an atheist what holidays do you still participate in?

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Family & Parenting

Oct 26, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by OrmRich

POLLQuestion for the non-religious, non-spirual people

31 votes I was raised in a religious family that observed most of their religion's practices
25 votes I was raised as being a member of a religion but only lip service was given to it.
11 votes I was raised in a non-religious family where religious belief was never discussed indepth
0 votes I was raised in a non-religious family where religious belief was often derided.

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Family & Parenting

Oct 27, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by atheist

Should your children engage in recreation sex?

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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 29, 2017Oct 2017

Posted by evergreen

I have a Sister who, though I can say I love her, our lives are do divergent that we don't communicate often. And because of living at opposite ends of the East coast, we don't see one another much either. She, her husband (who I'm not particularly ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 2, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by rohit1993

dad is a christian, mom is a Hindu. they both follow their religion without questioning their faith.....me ?....atheist, agnostic, confused....help me??

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Family & Parenting

Nov 3, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by vertrauen

Pakistan bride accidentally poisons 13 family members in failed bid to kill husband

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Family & Parenting

Nov 7, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by bloodypoptart

my mother keeps inviting me to church and despite having said no multiple times, she wont respect my choice not to go and though she isnt being rude about, i still find it to be disrespectable and sometimes i snap in anger because of how annoying ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 8, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Alliegirl

For the people who have children, did you raise them not to believe? Are they now atheist? For awhile as I was still trying to make sense of my own questions and beliefs I half heartedly tried to turn them onto the Christian Church. Thankfully it ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 8, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by TaliaElizabeth92

My religious/gullible mother blames me for my ailments. Advice?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 9, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by VictoriaNotes

The Neuroscience of Paid Parental Leave: USA - WTFU

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Family & Parenting

Nov 10, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by LadyStardust96

More of a venting post: What do you do when you have family members (or friends) who you try to have conversations with but they always have to be "right" even if it's something based on opinion? I feel like ever since I told my sister I was ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 10, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Miss_DJ

My family has two religions, Christian of various churches, and a couple of Pagans, and I'm just over here like yeah that's cool but what about other options. I don't think about it much until closer to the holidays, that's when the whole family gets...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 10, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Sir-Roger

Nothing in particular on my mind, just a bit surprised to find this site but glad to have done so. I'll find it interesting to hear what thoughts other folk might have. My wife is strongly religious and is always telling me that I will face my maker ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 11, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by splittingzero

Do you ever think about how cruel evolution is? It pumps us full of hormones and forces us to make babies, and by the time your vision starts to clear, they're dumping dirt on our casket. Hilarious in a twisted sort of way.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 11, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by CelineHagbard

Science is taught as 'verbatim' in schools when by it's very nature it should be open to constant and ongoing enquiry. At the very least throw philosophy in too so that children can learn critical thinking from an early age. Thoughts?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 12, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Lucas20520

So my family knows some people connected to the church in San Antonio that just had the mass shooting. They are bible literalists and always talk about prayer and they are interacting via group text asking everybody to pray for the families in the ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 16, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by RoadGoddess

How to: Make peace with a parent...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 16, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Maryepep

I celebrate holidays without religion. Holidays are more fun without god in them.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 17, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Rideauxb

Would you agree that religion and politics are things we are born into?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 17, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Sammad95

I have to say that I feel incredibly lucky to not only have parents who didn't freak out when I said I was an atheist, but who, over time, listened to my thoughts and have themselves become agnostic in the process. When you become part of the atheist...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 18, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by alistair

I'm off to my nans for chrismas(bleugh), but the issue being is all the family over there refuse to use my prefered pronouns. And tbh I'm taking weed over there to sit through that shit, but any other ideas?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 18, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by zerofrankp

good advice

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Family & Parenting

Nov 18, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by dversluis1972

My kids(11 and 15) becoming religious

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Family & Parenting

Nov 20, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Nova41

Those of you in the US that celebrate Thanksgiving with religious family, do you all have to do the pre-meal prayer? If so, how do you respond? Coming from a VERY religious family, I tend to just ignore it and look around the room awkwardly until ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 21, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by KatrinaC13

Am I alone in my opinion that we have enough children in the world? I dont wish to have children because they annoy me to no end-- Is that bad?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 21, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by AppStateKate

Upcoming holidays

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by silvereyes

Non-material Gift Ideas?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Lexros_Rayzr

What does your family think of your beliefs?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 22, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by silvereyes

Do you have any "characters" in your family?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 23, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Rickmorty

So my mama is a crazy Christian. My Father is a Catholic but I think he doesn't care about religion. My mama always brings up Jesus in everything. She knows I'm agnostic and I blatantly tell her sometimes to not read the Bible cause it's stupid. ...

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Family & Parenting

Nov 23, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Janakiraman

I have told my kid to take her decision on her belief system, find a logical reason before accepting. Just don't accept as it was imposed by your elders.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 24, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by chuckles

How did you tell your family that you don't believe in their religion?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 24, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by ScubaWags

What would you do?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 25, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by M121

Why do parents undervalue their own children? Then expect them to excell and exceed fully with confidence but they never ever instilled that in them first. A prime exmaple is me. My mum everyday reminds me that I'm a failure and failed with ...

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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 25, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by UngodlyPete

I try to teach my daughter critical thinking. She is showing herself to be intelligent enough to make up her own mind when she grows up. I would be interested to read what others do to teach their children about rationalism/atheism/religion etc.

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Family & Parenting

Nov 26, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by DaveV

How to deal with parents?

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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

Nov 27, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by ArjunMahesh

How do atheist parents raise their kids in a super society? There are people waiting to dip them in stupidity in school, playground, etc etc. How do you make sure that your child is not abused by people injecting religion into their happy minds?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 27, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by silvereyes

Preventing Elders from Being Scammed

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Family & Parenting

Nov 27, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by rielwise

Hey. Is it really necessary to organize a naming ceremony for your kids?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 27, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by LimeO

Children: Are you ok if they wanna be religious?

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Family & Parenting

Nov 30, 2017Nov 2017

Posted by Vico

How do you folks put up with holidays and traditions?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 1, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by SamL

At what age do you think children are capable of making decisions?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 1, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by SamL

At what age do you think children are responsible enough to make the right decision?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 1, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by SteveB

Most of parenthood Is basically walking Room to room Whispering “WTF?” To yourself. (I saw this and had to post it. I don’t know who said it first.)

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by JohnSayles

So my aunt supports Trump, and honestly I don't know how to reconcile with that. She's a bit of blowhard, but I like to think she's a good person (then again I try to see the good in everyone, so I'm probably a dope). I don't bring up politics around...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Robb

Where do babies come from?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Lancer

Brothers and Sisters

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by MoniB

At family gatherings I am always the colorful one in a room full of pale skin and tan clothes.

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by SteveB

Is anyone else into genealogy or DNA testing?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 2, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Tecnoremix2001

What do you think of China's one family, one child policy? ECONOMIC theory would say that which is scarce demands a higher price. The more people there are in the world the lesser value each person may have. What do you think?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 3, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by SherryClowdus

Where does relationships with family stand when it comes to religion

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Family & Parenting

Dec 7, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by paul1967

I can't date any more Christians. I just got divorced from a Christian, and I find myself dating another. What is wrong with me, will I ever learn? I've been seeing her for a little over a month. She has two teenaged girls and an eleven-year-old son ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 7, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by JackPedigo

Just received a bit of encouraging news via the Humanists. I think more and more states will take over the roles that the feds are abandoning. It will also pit states against each other and increase polarization.

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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 8, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by KKGator

Yesterday, while helping my great-nephew (aged 9) with homework, I ran across a "10 Commandments" worksheet. I asked him if he was studying this in school, or in Scouts? He told me "Scouts" (which I have my own opinions about, but keep to myself). ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 8, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Gabriel_B

Inception So today I got proof that my family has been incepting me in my dreams because they believe I'm gay for not wanting to talk to a christian woman. Keep in mind they out number me 20+ to me so everything I say is just satan talk to them no ...

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Family & Parenting

Dec 9, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by GeekLeen

Family recipes

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Family & Parenting

Dec 10, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Arasmuson

Are you intuitive and perceptive and why?

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Family & Parenting

Dec 11, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by greenlee24

Dear children, there is no Santa Claus. He's not real and cannot see you when you're sleeping, nor does he know when you're awake. You can relax. Your parents love you and worked many hours to earn the money they've just spent on what will be your ...

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