Comments on: Little Bo Cheeses http://daryl.learnhouston.com/2008/12/15/little-bo-cheeses/ Daryl's Personal Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:51:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: MikeOnMac http://daryl.learnhouston.com/2008/12/15/little-bo-cheeses/#comment-1151 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:39:00 +0000 http://daryl.learnhouston.com/?p=451#comment-1151 Hey D,

I can relate to his really well with my 7 year old. We haven’t done any sort of religious education (my disposition is similar to yours) in our house so she’s getting hers from her friends at school (which doesn’t have me thrilled). I’ll make a comment like “No one is perfect.” and she’ll respond with “God is”. Joy. We’ve been side stepping the issue but we’ll need to address religion with her at some point.

On a side note, I’ve always had a tough time resolving coming from a Jewish background and really enjoying traditional gospel music, :-) .

Cheers.

]]> By: mattbucher http://daryl.learnhouston.com/2008/12/15/little-bo-cheeses/#comment-1150 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:29:55 +0000 http://daryl.learnhouston.com/?p=451#comment-1150 I think you handled it quite well. In fact, I am going to bookmark this page and return to it in a year or two. I am going through a lot of this with my son (who is not yet 2) and my mom (who is an evangelical type). Mom is quite insistent that her grandson learn about God and I’m quite insistent that he not be brainwashed before he’s two (or ever). She brings baby Jesus books to our house on every visit and we say thank you and throw them away, every time. I am trying to walk the line you describe here, but it’s increasingly hard with the pressure from my family, whom I love and respect and want to have around my kid. Even getting rid of the books is difficult because I don’t believe in banning my child from reading certain books, but I feel like I have to protect his mind in the way I would protect his body. Play in the yard, but don’t run in the street. Learn about Jesus, but don’t get saved at sunday school at the age of four. I’ve tried explaining my views to my mom and she’s agreeable, says OK, and then as soon as we turn our backs she’s trying to teach him “Jesus Loves Me.” I don’t know, I still haven’t figured this out.

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