I only have one child (so far) so I don’t know entirely on this but I’d say its perfectly normal not to jive with a child. I have a hard time with my kid on certain things. In some ways he is like me but for the most part he is so different. We don’t have any immediate plans to adopt another child but eventually I think we will. I wonder if kid #2 (as we refer to “it” right now) will be someone I’ll get along with. Maybe she’ll attach more to my wife and I’ll get closer to kid #1. Maybe the opposite will happen. Maybe I won’t have much in common with her and it’ll just make it even harder to connect to the first one.
Great blog link Jason. I’m going to follow her now. Looks like an interesting person.
Finally got a chance to read this. I think its important to note its not all religions or not all churches. Just the ones that teach toxic doctrines.
Welcome! Great to have you here. I am also working at finding similar people in my community. Its tough to find them but worth the effort.
Great to see another new member
Great site!
Welcome here! I look forward to hearing more from you.
Welcome! Thanks for writing out your story so far. This is an amazing community that I’ve been a part of since nearly the beginning. Who you are and what you long for is normal around here. It’s very hard to find in your local community but it is here online. Look forward to seeing you around.
I love that article! It connects a lot of things together.
Welcome! Sounds like you’ve had a similar journey as me. Looking forward to seeing you around here.
I’ve watched it once and I can’t see a coherent argument.
I’m a big fan of the Cowboy Junkies. When I was first getting online 15 years ago I tried using cowboyjunkie for usernames but it was always taken so I changed the spelling and over the years I’ve always got it.
Thanks for your story. Look forward to see you around here. I don’t spend much time on Facebook – I’m a forum person
Sorry not a football fan!
I like your list jarredH. I don’t have a solid opinion on this topic so I’m happy to see it discussed here to see more sides. Usually people are very strong in their opinions so its very hard to have a discussion so its nice to see it thoughtful and respectable here.