08-21-2010, 10:16 AM
(08-19-2010, 04:35 PM)@ndy Wrote: I love this thread- were is that cute kitty pic
I have 2 little ones 2-4, there both going to a Christian nursery. I was brought up Christian and found it confusing. I'm trying not to push anything on them at this young age as it would only muddle them but the nusery is warm and loving.
As LOO seems to be something I've lived with without actually 'knowing' it was LOO I'm introducing it threw the sources around us.
For instance I found an amazing toddler book in the library yesterday ‘The monster who ate darkness' lol it's so deep for a kids book if you look from the right spot.
'The monster is hungry and small cause it's empty inside, sooo it slowly swallows up all the darkness there is, but it's still empty.... and sad and now and really big.
It goes of to another planet still all empty and realises the earth is sad too.
The earth is sad as it's lost its contrast.
The darkness monster hears a boy calling in the room were it first started to grow (also from the boys fear of darkness)
It's only when it goes to give the little boy comfort and love that it gives the darkness back up - then in return gets comfort & love from the little boy and goes back to being a tiny dot again ;D
I'm possibly not describing it well ;D But it's awesome, with lessons to teach adults as well as kids.
I'm sure as there older and my knowledge of it grows I'll defiantly LOO, but I'm not going to try not to pump my beliefs into my kids.... but try to give them as bigger piccy as I'm able so they can make there own calls.
I strongly agree with Questioner too - I feel very out of place living in a single family, and in all honesty I'd go as far as I feel I should be in a 'tribe' sharing a male figure with a group of females.
For me I feel the male energy is quite demanding, and I love the experience of having other women to share things like birth and children with.
In a pack/tribe The Man gets the attention he wants from all the women, and the women can share there focus with there children, education, them self’s and the 'man'. I guess I'm no feminist
I also don't have an answer to what would happen to the other men who didn't get there bunch of people, guess it maybe I just go for more demanding type of male.
You mentioned something about taking your children to a Christian nursery. I too use the churches for my children, my son goes to a Christian preschool and I take my kids to several bible school's during the summer time. I find myself having to bite my tongue at times when I listen to the teachers at the Bible school tell them 'we are all sinners' ect. But my kids and I (oldest 12 and 13) talk about what they learn, and we talk about it in a philosophical way. They know (learned this year in fact) that I do not accept Jesus as a savior from sins, they asked many questions this year and I was honest in my thoughts to them. Before this year, I gave more answers of like 'I cant say I know something is absolute truth' or 'I wasnt there when Jesus lived, so I do not know'....and this year was different. My daughter wanted to get baptized...she has never read even one book from the Bible, she knows very little about what its all about, she just knew that the teachers at Bible school were pushing them to get baptized and she felt somewhat as if she should to get that gratification from the church. I told her that being baptized is something you should decide after you can read the Bible in full, as well as study its origins, the cultures ect. It turned out to be a 2 hour talk between me and my 12 year old girl about life, beliefs, faiths, God, ect. She then asked me, 'well if you dont believe everything the church teaches, why do you take us to Bible school'. Again, I was honest with her....I told her that I think its good to know about one of the most popular stories of mankind's history, its good to learn about all religions and histories of what man kind has thought and believed. I told her even though I do not accept all of what the Bible says, I still study it more then any other book, and I think there are great things to learn from the man Jesus. You know what she told me....'Your a really smart Mom and you make me feel so much better when something is bothering me'.
My son decided he didnt want to go to Bible school this summer...I told him 'that is fine' and never pushed it again with him.
I would like to have a place one day, a congregating place that welcomes all faiths...to come to and retreat with their families and nature, a place that would have programs for the children to learn love, forgiveness, offering of self, universal benefits....have gardens there to gather food so people can brake breads together, ect.....I told my daughter this when we talked...and she said 'Well then do it mama...make a place like that...I want a place like that too'.