Comments on: It’s a sin http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/ A first-grader destined for a career as a lawyer, a pre-schooler whose screams can shatter glass, a bouncing baby boy who evaded an IUD, a man who can drink his weight in Natty Light, and a woman who has long since given up caring about the condition of her kitchen floor. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ceridwen-sky http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-10010 ceridwen-sky Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:43:09 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-10010 don't have the energy to say anything profound right now but wanted to say i liked the post and the tone and the tone of the comments too. being agnostic and daddy atheist does present it's challenges especially when everyone around you is a christian theist and just doesn't get you. thanks, this makes me feel a little less alone :) don’t have the energy to say anything profound right now but wanted to say i liked the post and the tone and the tone of the comments too. being agnostic and daddy atheist does present it’s challenges especially when everyone around you is a christian theist and just doesn’t get you. thanks, this makes me feel a little less alone :)

]]> By: Kari http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-10002 Kari Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:33:36 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-10002 Tacy amazes me with her wisdom and logic. I do believe in God (one who created science; thus the two are not exclusive,) but I found this story humorous - and Tacy just astounds me. :) Tacy amazes me with her wisdom and logic.

I do believe in God (one who created science; thus the two are not exclusive,) but I found this story humorous – and Tacy just astounds me. :)

]]> By: Nancy http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-9933 Nancy Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:37:30 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-9933 Mimi's asked me why we don't go to church like some of her friends do. I didn't come up with a good answer, and since she didn't pursue it, I let the subject drop. (I'm kind of afraid of this topic -- as IAI said, even the anatomy stuff doesn't seem quite as daunting.) Sounds like you handled it wonderfully, as I'd expect you would. Mimi’s asked me why we don’t go to church like some of her friends do. I didn’t come up with a good answer, and since she didn’t pursue it, I let the subject drop. (I’m kind of afraid of this topic — as IAI said, even the anatomy stuff doesn’t seem quite as daunting.)

Sounds like you handled it wonderfully, as I’d expect you would.

]]> By: rachel http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-9886 rachel Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:25:58 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-9886 Ah, yes. I have no idea how this will go with us, or when it will happen. Neither Scott nor I believe. However, we've got statues of Greek gods on our mantelpiece, and we read Byron the mythology of many cultures (including Christian) that believe in many different gods. He can identify Buddha, Ganesha, and Apollo on sight. I think if anybody ever asks him if he believes in God, it will strike him as a vaguely ridiculous question -- there they are, over on the mantelpiece! There are lots of stories about them! They're as real as Anansi and Red Riding Hood and Tacky the Penguin! We may be in for a long, confusing ride... Ah, yes. I have no idea how this will go with us, or when it will happen. Neither Scott nor I believe. However, we’ve got statues of Greek gods on our mantelpiece, and we read Byron the mythology of many cultures (including Christian) that believe in many different gods. He can identify Buddha, Ganesha, and Apollo on sight. I think if anybody ever asks him if he believes in God, it will strike him as a vaguely ridiculous question — there they are, over on the mantelpiece! There are lots of stories about them! They’re as real as Anansi and Red Riding Hood and Tacky the Penguin!

We may be in for a long, confusing ride…

]]> By: kim http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-9819 kim Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:32:13 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-9819 Wow. You know it was really exciting to see such a respectful discussion about such a volatile topic. I can't tell you how many times I've given TMI to my kids. I've learned to tell them that sometimes I don't know how to explain everything so that they can understand. Sometimes we all have to live without answers. Wow. You know it was really exciting to see such a respectful discussion about such a volatile topic.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve given TMI to my kids. I’ve learned to tell them that sometimes I don’t know how to explain everything so that they can understand. Sometimes we all have to live without answers.

]]> By: Jamie http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-9810 Jamie Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:48:33 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-9810 I like your Pet Shop Boys reference in the title. ;) I like your Pet Shop Boys reference in the title. ;)

]]> By: Jamie http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-9807 Jamie Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:34:29 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-9807 Julie, that is deep stuff. I do believe in God, however I am a huge skeptic of organized religion as is my husband. And we live in the Bible Belt. Yea rah. We are not currently attending church regularly (my next door neighbor is a minister of music at a Southern Baptist church and has more than once grated on my nerves with his forced "witnessing" to us...he can be extremely condescending which just serves as a reminder why I loathe organized religion...not all, but much of it). I am really struggling to find a church where we feel comfortable. I grew up attending church two, sometimes, three times a week. I'd like my girls to have that background, just as I did, and then make their own decisions about God. I guess now I don't feel like I "need" the approval of organized religion to worship God. It's a tough thing, sharing our beliefs with our children without forcing them on them but allowing them to soak it all in and make their own decisions. Sounds like you are doing a great job, though, and this is just a precursor of things to come when your girls get older. Julie, that is deep stuff. I do believe in God, however I am a huge skeptic of organized religion as is my husband. And we live in the Bible Belt. Yea rah. We are not currently attending church regularly (my next door neighbor is a minister of music at a Southern Baptist church and has more than once grated on my nerves with his forced “witnessing” to us…he can be extremely condescending which just serves as a reminder why I loathe organized religion…not all, but much of it). I am really struggling to find a church where we feel comfortable. I grew up attending church two, sometimes, three times a week. I’d like my girls to have that background, just as I did, and then make their own decisions about God. I guess now I don’t feel like I “need” the approval of organized religion to worship God. It’s a tough thing, sharing our beliefs with our children without forcing them on them but allowing them to soak it all in and make their own decisions. Sounds like you are doing a great job, though, and this is just a precursor of things to come when your girls get older.

]]> By: Lisa http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-9784 Lisa Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:15:38 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-9784 Oh man, I do not look forward to THAT conversation. Lisa Oh man, I do not look forward to THAT conversation.

Lisa

]]> By: Nicole http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-9772 Nicole Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:59:07 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-9772 I'm a believer with a Master's degree in genetics. So, yeah, the two are not mutually exclusive. I also find the "It's breaking my heart!" exclamation very interesting. I wonder if her friend and that mom are having a similar conversation and feeling heartbroken that Tacy <i>doesn't</i> believe. I'm not saying she or you or anyone else should: I respect all paths, including atheism. It's just funny to think that, simply put, it's all relative. I’m a believer with a Master’s degree in genetics. So, yeah, the two are not mutually exclusive.

I also find the “It’s breaking my heart!” exclamation very interesting. I wonder if her friend and that mom are having a similar conversation and feeling heartbroken that Tacy doesn’t believe.

I’m not saying she or you or anyone else should: I respect all paths, including atheism. It’s just funny to think that, simply put, it’s all relative.

]]> By: Amy http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/comment-page-1/#comment-9761 Amy Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:55:54 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2006/10/22/its-a-sin/#comment-9761 Oh yeah. So hard to explain to a kid, particularly when you are not so sure yourself. (And by "yourself", I mean myself.) Isaac suddenly has started begging to go to church which surprised me, until I realized that he had heard that people "pray" in church, and he thought that meant "play". Oh yeah. So hard to explain to a kid, particularly when you are not so sure yourself. (And by “yourself”, I mean myself.) Isaac suddenly has started begging to go to church which surprised me, until I realized that he had heard that people “pray” in church, and he thought that meant “play”.

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