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RE: Daughter begins Kindergarten
August 5, 2014 at 6:48 am
(August 4, 2014 at 9:15 pm)Elskidor Wrote: Tomorrow. I wonder how long it will take for her to come home asking about God and Jesus. I'm currently living in a bible belt area called Christian county. Any predicting to be had? I recall it was third grade for me and I had nightmares of hell for a long time after. I'm dreading this more than the sex ed talk in a few years down the line. Surprised you haven't already talked about religions. Give your little girl all the information she asks for. Also read plenty of fun things to her, Aesops fables, Hans Christian Anderson, Roald Dhall, and stories from a childrens bible book let her see how similar the fantastic stories are. I let my kids make up their own minds which philosophy to follow they are well adjusted non religious adults. I remember my son arguing with his best friend, the ministers son about whether god existed or not. The ministers son believed in God but not Father Christmas whilst my son believed in Father Christmas but not God.
The biggest problem you will encounter is making sure your daughter remains included in your community. Peer pressure to conform is very strong and your daughter should not be made to feel different. Your daughters school friends religiously indoctrinated parents may find your daughter a threat to their children's upbringing and exclude her for example from Birthday parties. Or the opposite might happen and they will feel it their duty to bring "the word" to her. Which ever way you have interesting times ahead, this is the best years of your life when your kids are young. Enjoy.
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RE: Daughter begins Kindergarten
August 5, 2014 at 8:35 am
(August 4, 2014 at 11:09 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: I'm extrapolating that maybe telling kids about many religions might be a good idea too. Once it is apparent that there are literally thousands and thousands of them and they are all massively inconsistent with each other, it isn't that big of an intellectual leap to the realization they are all crapola.
And always point out they are all equally valid, especially Pastafarianism.
This is one of the methods I used to equip my son to come to his own conclusion, the other being to review the evidence for and against the deity in question.
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RE: Daughter begins Kindergarten
May 16, 2015 at 6:48 am
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I was wondering a best Phoenix pre-k for my little daughter. It was really difficult to find but luckily my neighbour helped me in finding. I am really thankful to her. Well in my daughter kindergarten no one talks about religion.
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RE: Daughter begins Kindergarten
May 16, 2015 at 8:02 am
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(August 4, 2014 at 9:15 pm)Elskidor Wrote: Tomorrow. I wonder how long it will take for her to come home asking about God and Jesus. I'm currently living in a bible belt area called Christian county. Any predicting to be had? I recall it was third grade for me and I had nightmares of hell for a long time after. I'm dreading this more than the sex ed talk in a few years down the line.
Give it a year, gotta figure, it's so exciting at first she'll be focused on all the new tasks and new friends....it'll be awhile before she processes and brings home "new ideas" -from- said friends..or (more odiously) their parents.....if you're super unlucky...a teacher.
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RE: Daughter begins Kindergarten
May 16, 2015 at 8:08 am
Zambie thread!! Ruun!!
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RE: Daughter begins Kindergarten
May 16, 2015 at 8:30 am
Yeah they get me sometimes. I get on and pump out the posts, you know, gotta keep them stats up!
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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