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March 2013

March 26, 2013

“That Just Means He Likes You”

See, this---this---is what Zerlina was talking about. This way we teach boys that it's okay...

March 24, 2013

“Boys Are Wonderful and Wild and Dirty”—And So Is Sally

I just came upon this sentence in a comment on a blog post on some...

March 20, 2013

Your Children Are Not Programmable Robots!

It's not often I come upon an article that just makes me want to tear...

March 14, 2013

Imaginary Worlds from Chronicles of Narnia to Doctor Who

When I was little, I absolutely loved the Chronicles of Narnia. My dad read the...

March 07, 2013

Homeschooling under the Influence

After I wrote my posts on academics and socialization, I realized that there is another...

March 04, 2013

More Gendered Advertising—Sigh

I have to say, I really find the messages gendered advertising sends highly disconcerting. As...

March 04, 2013

Forward Thinking: What Do We Owe Our Parents?

Given that one of the ten commandments orders children to honor their parents, Christianity seems...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Why Sally Doesn’t Have a Bedtime

Would you believe that Sally doesn't have a bedtime? Well, she doesn't. She used to....

February 20, 2013

Teenage Boys and Pedophilia: Evangelical Purity Teachings Blur the Line

As a teen, I babysat a lot. Not so my brother. Within evangelicalism, the idea...

February 19, 2013

What about Sex Ed for Younger Children?

Yesterday I posted a roundup of advice on sex for teenagers, and ideas about how...

February 18, 2013

Let Them Play Sports!

Why the refusal to let homeschooled students participate in public school sports? And why is...

February 17, 2013

A Day in the Life

I told Sean earlier that I think today pretty much sums up our lives together,...

February 13, 2013

Conversations with Preschoolers

Can I say how much I love having a preschooler? My life is peppered with...

February 13, 2013

Growing Up Evangelical at the End of the World

"Dad, when do you think the rapture will happen?" "Oh, probably in the next five...

February 09, 2013

Jonathan Last, Race Suicide, and Demographic Collapse

It seems author Jonathan Last thinks my IUD caused the fiscal cliff. And every other...

February 07, 2013

Medusa, the Weeping Angels, and Mary’s Fairy Godmother

Last night I was in the middle of reading Sally a book of Greek mythology...

February 01, 2013

A Reader Asks: How Can I Free My Daughter from Fundamentalist Fears?

I recently received a question from a reader, and I thought I would put it...

January 2013

January 28, 2013

Kate Winslet on Body Image

An inspiring quote on developing a positive physical outlook.

January 24, 2013

Jesus, Doctor Who, and My Preschooler

Sally recently found a picture of the empty tomb in a Bible story book she...

January 03, 2013

Sometimes I Really Hate Advertising

Fhere are moments I want to go off the grid and raise my children in...

January 02, 2013

Why My Son Bobby Needs Feminism Too

Feminism isn't just for girls. It's for boys, too. Patriarchy doesn't just place restrictions on...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

“Jessica says she won’t be my friend anymore”

Jessica has been Sally's best friend for a year now, but one evening recently as...

December 12, 2012

Christian Patriarchy and Gender: Contentment v. Ambition

For as long as I can remember, I heard the values of contentment extolled. Growing...

December 11, 2012

How I Lost My Fear of Reading My Daughter Bible Stories

I wrote almost a year ago about my fears about reading the Bible story books...

December 07, 2012

Christian Homeschoolers: Children Don’t Have Rights

Why was the UN Disabilities Treaty defeated this week? Part of it had to do...

December 03, 2012

My God, They Really Are the Same

An ex-Muslim convert just wrote on her blog about what her group taught about teenagers,...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

Listening Can Be Hard: On Children and Disconnects

It was breakfast, and Sally had shredded her biscuit and was asking for another. I...

November 11, 2012

Five Things I Love about My Local UU Church

I've been attending the local Unitarian Universalist church since the end of the summer. Here...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Fear and the Fundamentalist Child

Today is Halloween. Sally is giddy with excitement. I'm taking her trick-or-treating this evening, and...

October 17, 2012

Mitt Romney Doesn’t Get Women

From his comment about "binders full of women" to turning a question about equality in...