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July 2014

July 22, 2014

The Children in the Sandbox

Over the holidays I read a novel by Jodi Picoult. I enjoyed the book, but...

July 21, 2014

Why I Put My Son in Dresses

Like Sydney, Sally prefers dresses to shorts or pants. And her sense of style is...

July 07, 2014

You Are Not Entitled to My Life

Ever since writing recently about what it means to be "involved" in their adult children's...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

It Starts at Five

Sally's concerns revolve around learning to ride a bike without training wheels and remembering something...

June 24, 2014

What Is Real—and What Is Not

Now five years old, Sally has been working overtime trying to differentiate between "real" and...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

I’m Sorry

I recently had occasion to visit my state's capital building. As I walked through those...

April 12, 2014

The Valentine’s Day Disaster

It all started when I took Sally and Bobby to the dollar store after I...

April 10, 2014

Self-Motivation and External Consequences

Unlike most of my parenting posts, this one is going to be high on theory...

April 01, 2014

Unhelpful Things (Some) Atheists Say

Yesterday, Ed Brayton wrote a post titled Atheists, "Please Stop Saying These Things." I thoroughly...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Sorry, You Don’t Get a Pass

I've noticed that there are an increasing number of evangelical Christians who argue that homosexuality...

March 26, 2014

What World Vision Says about Evangelical Priorities

World Vision is a Christian organization that serves children in the third world. It is...

March 18, 2014

Solving Sally’s Meltdowns (Together)

I don’t think we give children enough credit. If there’s something we want kids to...

March 17, 2014

Kindergarten Approaches

Next fall, Sally will board a school bus, turn and wave, and leave for kindergarten....

March 12, 2014

Respecting Every BODY

Today I was pushing Bobby on the swing at the park. Each time his swing...

March 03, 2014

“Don’t Lie to Me, Mommy!”

Not every child is the same. Some children might just laugh along at the idea...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

“Mom, school is boring!” Musings of a Homeschool Grad Turned Conventional School Mother

Sally recently declared school "boring." There's little that has made my stomach lurch as much...

February 27, 2014

“Those are for Boys!” and Other Stories

Two days ago I wrote about gender and confirmation bias and some of my own...

February 24, 2014

Bobby’s Trains and Confirmation Bias

Bobby's face was pressed against the glass surrounding the electric train set. The trains were...

February 17, 2014

They called it “adultery” and made her confess

There is something perverse about treating adultery and child molestation as the same offense. Adultery...

February 13, 2014

“They said if you report it, you hurt the body of Christ”

You may have heard that Bob Jones University has fired GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse...

January 2014

January 05, 2014

Sally and Me

As I watched Sally at her preschool's winter program recently, something struck me in the...

December 2013

December 25, 2013

Live Every Moment

Life isn't just about those I touch, whether spouse or children or others, it's also...

December 17, 2013

Sally, Sean’s Wallet, and Moral Ethics

Now here's the thing. I know Sally knows that taking her brother's toys is wrong....

December 15, 2013

Modern Girlhood and Candy Land’s Sweet Poison

Sometimes I just want to throw up my hands and be done. Sometimes I think...

December 08, 2013

In Which Sally Talks to Adults

We'd only been at the get-together five minutes when I realized that my daughter Sally...

December 03, 2013

Matthew Chapman, Child Marriage, and Homeschooling

I knew that Lauren's wedding picture would make the post far more emotive and impactful...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

And Bobby Wore Heels

I was getting ready to check out at the second-hand children's clothing shop when I...

November 20, 2013

When God Took a Journey in a Cave

Sally's life is replete with stories. Princesses and superheroes dance across her daydreams. Harry Potter,...

November 08, 2013

Interfaith Marriage and Interfaith Parenting: A Reader Asks

This reader is essentially asking two questions: first, how to handle an interfaith marriage, and...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

“Breeders,” “Spawn,” and the Childfree

I understand how difficult and maddening it must be for those who have chosen to...