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Family & Parenting
Dec 12, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Qualia
For those who knew their grandparents what were they like? I had not one or two, but three sets (one step) of the most wonderful grandparents anyone could ever ask for, as a result, while I realize this is naive, it's still odd and tragic to me when...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 13, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Ravenwolfcasey
What would you do to a family member that keeps dropping his fucking pills in the house and acts like it's no big deal ...meanwhile I have dogs and cats..and it's like he's putting my pets in danger and when I say something to him he's like..none of ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 13, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by atheist
Family Feud - Why should a person associate with someone they don't get along with just b/c they're family?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 14, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by RoadGoddess
When adult children choose religion
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Family & Parenting
Dec 14, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Decieven
Florida school lets parents buy bulletproof panels for students to put in backpacks - The Washington Post
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Family & Parenting
Dec 14, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by kmdskit3
INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES/COMMUNES Anyone ever live in one? Would a non-believer's commune work?
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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
Dec 15, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by srlatino68
My wife is Christian and speaks mostly Spanish. I'd love it if someone who was religious before becoming an atheist and speaks Spanish, would briefly share his/her change to her so that she can see a different view and not just mine. She has agreed ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 16, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by clea
Seriously why? I was raised to believe that men cannot have self-control and that if they make a move on you, it is the female's fault for not dressing modestly enough. My parents helped pay my rent during my time in school before I dropped out, but ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 16, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by JackPedigo
VIAGRA Is it possible there could be a link between sexual harassment and Viagra? Now the ‘blue pill’ is going generic and be bought OTC. Funny, we have allowed this enhancement drug to be covered by health insurers...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 17, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by zblaze
If the World Was Ending, What Would Your Last Message Be? - The New York Times
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Family & Parenting
Dec 18, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Graeme
Things that should be taught in all schools: Manners - Common Sense ( If that can be taught ) "Basic Mathmatics" - Budgeting - House Keeping Cooking - Gardening ( Especially for food ) - Hygene English - Meditation - True/Honest History and Small ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 18, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Falcopex
Santa... If you have children or have plans for having children in the future, how are you handling Santa? To me, the "fun" of Santa was lost as I left religion, as I just see another lie which facilitates this idea that you can make something real ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 19, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Dogpound9
Is telling your children that they will burn in hell if they are not saved a form of child abuse?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 19, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by zblaze
Advocating Equality: The Case for a More Frugal Santa Claus - TheHumanist.com
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Family & Parenting
Dec 20, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Generalusage
Any separated dads out there?. I'm not usually one for reaching out, but, y'know... I've split from the wife and the court decided my daughter should stay with her mother. It sucks, but, it wasn't a surprise, kinda knew it would pan out like that.
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Family & Parenting
Dec 20, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by bowiesue
Anybody here raised as an Atheist!
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Family & Parenting
Dec 21, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by AMGT
How far does the apple fall from the tree?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 21, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Gary4234
Too many public schools are very poor. Low standards, wastes of time, too much review, lack of materials, too slow progress, no homework, little reading, teachers lacking expertise and content knowledge all rob our kids of a bright future. America ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 21, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Nomad
Hi everyone! This is my first post, so please be gentle ;-) Have any of you had experience of dating / being engaged to / married to someone who converted to a religion AFTER you were already with them? If so what were your experiences? Here is ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 21, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by davenaylor
We will always have believers if we allow them to force their children to go to church and believe. what can we do?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 22, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by rbkrueger9677
Why is it necessary to perpetrate the annual Santa Claus fraud on innocent little children every December? What do they gain in the long run?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 22, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Duke
The first half of my life was made awesome by my parents. The second half, by my children. I've got two incredible sons that make me wonder every day how I got so fortunate. Both of them were exposed to religion. Both rejected it and are independent ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 24, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by saketagrawal
Why should we have children ?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 24, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by realdancermn
The lyrics of “Children Will Listen” come to mind. Things a parent or spouse should NEVER do: 1. Never argue in front of the children. It will make them think they have to take sides. 2. Never demean either parent behind their back to the ...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 25, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by silvereyes
What does December 25th look like for you this year?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 25, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by engineer_in_nj
if you had a 4 year old girl who on Christmas eve pried the head off her toy pig, made a tower, put the head on top of the tower, and said she was summoning magic, how would you react?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 26, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by HopefullyWiser
This article should be shared far and wide. It is so sad what goes on between nowadays as early as Halloween until December 25th!
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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
Dec 26, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Bearded_Bard
How do you counter the indoctrination of your kids specifically (5 year old) from the influence of daycares and schools that openly push religion or support it in some way or form.
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Family & Parenting
Dec 27, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by cuteberry890
Parenting
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Family & Parenting
Dec 27, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by RiskyWriter
What do you say to your kids when a pet or family member dies?
24 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 28, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Cheeriobebe16
How do you handle family (extend or close) who refuse to accept your beliefs for what they are and instead try to convert or belittle you for them?
17 comments
Family & Parenting
Dec 28, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Kreig
Children: Yes or no?
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Family & Parenting
Dec 30, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain
I just befriended my Ordained Minister Older Sister in facebook, with all the aggravation and chaos that will bring to my social media life. 'Though she may give me a Pass for Being only Male Sibling Left. She will always be part of me and me part of...
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Family & Parenting
Dec 31, 2017Dec 2017

Posted by Lilie
Staying together for the kid(s)?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 1, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by SACatWalker
It's 2:15 am on the first day of 2018, and while I know it needs to be a better year for many reasons, all I care about is that I have to lock one of my cats outdoors. I have to listen to him cry and scratch to get in, and he's thinking "whatever I ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 1, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by SouthrnItalian
Christmas anyone?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 1, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain
I just talked to my daughter and how much I miss her came up and I cried and men don't cry.
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Family & Parenting
Jan 1, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by AgnosticBear
I just came out to my mom by asking her if she wanted my statue of Mary. She was pissed and started calling me stupid and that I better not ruin my kids lives. After some talking I asked her to watch a YouTube video and that she can tell me why ...
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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
Jan 3, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by M-Perspective
Called my grandfather at his nursing home today, it was the hardest feeling to see how unresponsive he was. It felt good to hear his voice after a year without no talk.
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Family & Parenting
Jan 3, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by atheist
Do you think that population needs to be regulated?
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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
Jan 3, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Johnwill90
I love these types of images. I get a lot of flack for sharing this on my Facebook. Most of my family is super religous. Is any one else's family like this and if so would you share a story about it?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 5, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by josmi6699
POLLWhy are so many people still OK with the abhorrent practice of male genital mutilation (circumcision) especially in the US?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 5, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by MyLiege
Where is your stance on tattoos?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 5, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Dav87
At what point do you feel an "intervention" should be held?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 5, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by rainmanjr
I find this kind of concerning for the future of male existence. It seems to me that women don't really like men all that much and, given the ability to procreate without us, would just assume we not exist. Any thoughts about this?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 5, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by zeliasgrand
My question has two parts: 1. Is it ethical for gofundme accounts to ask for donations to cover funeral expenses, when cremation costs a great deal less? I know this sounds hard-hearted of me, but I ask because I live in a part of the country ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 5, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Tecolote
Did you let your children go to religious activities with their friends?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 6, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by tsjames
How do you deal with anti-vaxxers?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 6, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Sadoi
Do you ever lose an entire day? This is just a general commentary. Today I woke up and utterly forgot what day it was. I was about to wake my 9 year old son up to get him ready for school. As I was walking around his room like a zombie picking ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 6, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Seafoamgreen
Spanking
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Family & Parenting
Jan 6, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by AirForceRN1
Why do young people mistreat older people like this granny video ?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 6, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by legshowoff
Do any of you have to consciously avoid religious topics or 'hide' when you are with members of your own family? Can you be yourself when everyone gets together?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 6, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Rhetoric
POLLIs marriage too connected with religion?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 7, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by BobFenner
I've oft wondered as well.
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Family & Parenting
Jan 7, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by mega
I just got home from the er with my 8 year old. She is experiencing tenderness in her abdomen so naturally they did a chest X-ray. Abnormality on her lung. An. Abnormality. On. Her. Lung. But that's all they could tell me. I have to follow up with ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 8, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Tots
This morning I woke up to a toddler sized butt in my face momlife
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Family & Parenting
Jan 9, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by GeekLeen
Do you think abused people should expose their abusers on social media?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 9, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by DerekD
Finally home for the night; making a pesto shrimp over camponelle pasta w/ sautéed garlic dish for dinner. What are your favorite 'go to' foods when you are tired and want to cook something without spending all night in the kitchen?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 9, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by silvereyes
POLLThoughts on kids? Have them? Want them? No!
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Family & Parenting
Jan 10, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by 1planet2share
PP
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Family & Parenting
Jan 10, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by ATCoffey
Mentor a child, make a difference - Victoria Advocate - Victoria, TX
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Family & Parenting
Jan 10, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Jenelle
Within the next year I am going to be looking into adopting from the foster care system here in Massachusetts... although I don't believe in God, many of these kids are from deeply religious families and instead of trying to persuade them to my own ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 11, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by GipsyOfNewSpain
Things that brings you Joy with capital J to the point that you wished the word "blessed" meant anything to you.
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Family & Parenting
Jan 11, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by david33321
Looking down the road, education is the most important issue and should treat all religions as fiction.
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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
Jan 12, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by JustLuAnn
My significant other passed away. Tim was all that held me to my life in Asheville, NC. His young age of 30 and my age of 45 equaled out. I felt his illness and my age made us even. What did age matter anyways? We got along, loved the same things. ...
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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 ...
20 comments
Family & Parenting
Jan 13, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by MrLink
For a generation, people are going to say to their neighbors and their family members and their community members, Yes, you got some of the things that you wanted (like corporate tax cuts), but you stood with Donald Trump when he was saying ignorant ...
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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 13, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by tymtravler
What do you tell very young children when they ask if you believe in God?
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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
Jan 14, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by AmiSue
Who else here has raised their children atheist from the start? Has anyone reverted to the default and raised them in your family or spouses religion and why?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 14, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Funandfondles
One of the major reasons for staying healthy is to be there for your loved ones. I’ll admit that I go to the gym in part to keep up my strength so I can hold my son and do things with him without getting tired, he will have trouble keeping up with ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 15, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Babyseal
Anyone else here having difficult problems dealing with elderly parents
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Family & Parenting
Jan 15, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Knitfreak
"The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress." Joseph McCabe Good Monday morning all! :)
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Family & Parenting
Jan 15, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by MyLiege
Best and worst experience with or as a babysitter?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 15, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by azzow2
My son is always reluctant to tell me if he broke something he tends to hide something broken. I think he fears punishment even though I rarely punish and when, I do I only have him do exercises . His twin sister will tell me when something is broken...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 15, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by IndySent
Reason why I love being my son’s mamma 4,524: Helped him make a snowman today. It was great fun, until he suddenly burst into tears and started running erratically in the yard, swatting at the air. The reason? He farted in his snowsuit and ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 16, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by JustLuAnn
Not Your Usual Mother-Part I My mom was born in 1914. When she was born there were no airplanes. She learned to drive on a Model-T Ford. Her family were immigrants from England. The migrated across the country traveling by wagon across Virginia, ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 16, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by JustLuAnn
Not Your Usual Mother - Part III It's as if she had a rotating wheel of fortune that she spun daily to see what horrible thing she would say to torment this day. She “caught” me reading a Harlequin romance book one day. I believe she thought it...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 16, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Wildgreens
I asked my 8 year old nephew what his wish for the new year is. He's answer was a bearded dragon. Has anyone had one ?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 16, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by zblaze
Catholic Priests May Have Fathered (and Abandoned) Thousands of Children – Friendly Atheist
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Family & Parenting
Jan 16, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Jswearingen92
So is it just me or does it bother anyone else when the person you had a kid with and it didn't work out for some reason now you have the child they get mad when you are busy and can't video chat with them but they never really ask how the kids are ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 17, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by MsOliver
I made a HUGE vat of my notoriously not fat free, not vegetarian everything potato soup today! It's comfort food and it's COLD outside, so don't judge me. My kid is sitting on the sofa playing video games, and he looks 5 months pregnant with his ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 18, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by ConnieR
Advice...Someone very close to me is going through a really rough time right now. She's a ticking time bomb ready to explode and talking to her isn't helping at all. What would you do if anything?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 18, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by PeterJohn
I wish my Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern the best of wishes for her future, she is going to have a child in June of this year.but will resume her full duties 6 weeks after the birth while her partner takes care of the baby.
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Family & Parenting
Jan 18, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by deetee57
I am tired of seeing church controlled organisations, such as Aged care, Community services, Disability services and Foster care services in Australia. The standards of care are appalling and the churches are making big profits tax free. I would ...
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Family & Parenting
Jan 19, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Marcus_Angelus
There are good people and there are evil people but the only thing that can make a good person an evil person is religion. -richard dawkins
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Family & Parenting
Jan 19, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by PeterJohn
I am highly impressed by the scientific knowldege of Agnostic.com members,they would run rings around me.
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Family & Parenting
Jan 19, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by atheist
Did your parents ever catch you fuckin'?
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Family & Parenting
Jan 20, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Rckmom
Raising atheist children
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Family & Parenting
Jan 20, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Jayknostic
I made a 12X12 ink and acrylic painting for my daughters 20th Birthday.. inspired by an image of some intense metal work I saw online.. there's about 24 solid hours worth of focused work here... Doing this kind of activity is like active meditation ...
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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
Jan 20, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by 5082gregory
Embarrassed
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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
Jan 20, 2018Jan 2018

Posted by Wolfbat
Partners parents ?
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