Apparently the Toys R Us boss has deemed online shopping to be un-green... and somehow everyone driving to Toys R Us on their own, circling around the parking lot to find a space, listening to canned holiday muzak and buying mass produced plastic junk is green? I've been to Toys R Us maybe half a … Continue reading an “un-green” rant
Category: parenting
moralizing pregnancy, abortion & premature babies
I wrote this post a little while ago, but held off sharing it until now. Since writing it, a woman in Ireland has died because she was denied an abortion. Why? Ireland is "a Catholic country." A commenter at Feministing summed it up nicely: Pregnancy is not religious phenomenon. It is not a moral idea. … Continue reading moralizing pregnancy, abortion & premature babies
O Dreamer
After a few rounds of "Rock-a-bye baby" and "You are My Sunshine" I sang "O Deamer" (or what I could remember of it there was a lot of humming). This is another one of my favorites, although I prefer it sung by a mens choir. Although I've left the religion, I still enjoy the music … Continue reading O Dreamer
How Much Christanity?
Although I'm not a "pagan" parent, this post from Witches of the Craft struck home. The credited author, "Josie" makes some valid points that apply to most parents with views outside of "mainstream" Christianity (or one of the other Abrahamic religions). Both my husband and I were raised by devout Christian Scientists and regularly attended … Continue reading How Much Christanity?
Where to Start
I remember the day I started to lose faith in Christian Science. It was a Sunday in January. After a week of bed rest, sincere prayer and study my midwife informed me my blood pressure was high enough we needed to go to the emergency room, now. Tearful and totally freaked out, I called my … Continue reading Where to Start
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