I’m from Munich Germany and my wife is from Paris France. We met in US and married. We raised our large gang to speak German and French. Of course our kids are first generation Americans. My family sees that as being bad? is it?
Sorry english not my first tongue.
Why is it that we as a society put more effort into training people to drive cars than we do into teaching parents how to parent? I know we have voluntary classes, but nothing manditory. Cars are deadly – but parents can be too, when they are abusive or neglegent. So what are we? Are we too full of pride to believe that some extra learning to understand what goes into being a decent parent could be a good thing? What do you think?
Do they think it will never happen.
It is seen in society that woman fills the place of man in raising her children as man is always failed to do so successfully or with excellence.
I have a crazy aunt that’s a hardcore feminist. She things that child raising is the #1 thing which keeps women down and that if the family was done away with and children were raised in ideal pseudofamilies by the state, that women would finally be able to take the leadership role away from men in this world. Is she crazy?
And then apologizes and says it was a mistake by her staff.
Do you think a fundamentalist christian would say such a terrible thing about same sex relationships raising children ?
Do you think comments like that do more damage to kids than having a gay couple raise them in a loving caring family environment ?
I posted this a moment ago, but would like to elaborate on a few things:
I was raised in a Christian home, and it honestly never felt right with me. I was too deep of a thinker to just blindly accept that some all mighty being created us in 7 days because he ‘felt like it.’ That being said, I do not judge those who follow the Christian faith, nor do I judge anyone who follows any other religion. I have a open mind and open heart when it comes to all people. I don’t judge anyone based on their religion or race. In fact, I try to not judge anyone until I’ve had the time to get to know them, and their personality and morals.
I raise my children to accept humans as humans, and to not pass judgments until they have met them and formed an opinion based on the facts they have learned. Assuming you know something about someone simply by the clothes they wear, the color of their skin, the tattoos or piercings they may or may not have, or the religion they choose to follow, or any other insignificant factor, is arrogant and rude. When they come to me with a question, I try to answer as honestly as I can while making sure I can back up everything I say with facts. For example, when they asked where humans (babies) come from, I explained the reproductive system as the source of human life. When they asked who made humans, I encouraged them to research online about evolution, religion and other theories and beliefs on the subject. I try to teach them to become educated on the subjects they don’t understand, rather than pushing my own beliefs on them. If they ask what I believe, then of course I will answer them, but I don’t expect them share my same thoughts and ideas.
So, a question to all you parents out there, how do you approach the topic of religion and judging people to your children? Do you teach them to be open minded, or do you have another opinion on the subject? Just curious 