(September 5, 2011 at 12:36 am)Kayenneh Wrote: I think you did the right thing. One should teach one's children to think, not what to think. Now, this might be really hard, but I think you take a great approach if you're willing to answer questions and show how to back up reasoning without swallowing every statement whole. My nephew asks a lot of questions, and though he's only three I try to answer as truthfully as possible. (The religious questions have yet to come, but seeing that his grandmother is very religious, I'm counting on them to come at some point.) I'm just really sorry that you and your friend parted on such terms, but if she took offence because of such a thing, then maybe she wasn't such a great friend after all..?
I think she's never read the bible. She seriously tried to argue that there were no such verses in the new testament, and wouldn't even let me show them to her. She claimed she had read it cover to cover, but obviously not.
It's hard to explain large concepts to little ones. I am pretty great with analogies (like Jesus), so I put them to good use. I try to find ways to explain larger concepts in ways that relate to their world. I put a lot of thought and effort into how I parent my children. I think everyone should, if they're going to have them.
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