Toddlerhood: Part 1
by Mari Davie Somewhere between my first and second birthdays, I got hair. Like, actual hair. I sported that reddish fuzz for roughly 19 months. Then, all of a sudden, I had two little boy cousins,...
View ArticleThe Myth of Teenage Rebellion
by Latebloomer Sometimes, as my toddler and I cuddle together to read books on the couch, I can’t help but imagine what our relationship might be like when he becomes a teenager. On some days, I dread...
View ArticleCorporal Punishment and The End of The Red Stick
by Becoming Worldly This picture could be anybody’s little sister blindfolded and hitting a piñata at her Dad’s house for another sibling’s birthday. But it isn’t. It’s my little sister. She lives in a...
View ArticleQuoting Quiverfull: Chastening Children
Quiverfull leader, Jonathan Lindvall’s “consistent chastening sequence” … guaranteed to make every instance of “biblical discipline” last an hour or more. ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Step #1: Immediately Send Them to...
View ArticleI’m Coming Out
by Cindy Foster Ok. I am finally coming out! I’ve been wanting to do this for a very long time. It won’t be much of a surprise to many of you since I have posted links to articles that reflect my...
View ArticleQuoting Quiverfull: Manipulate or Instruct?
by Jay Younts at Shepherds Press – February 28, 2013 All’s well that ends well is one of those proverbial threads that form the tapestry of conventional wisdom. In this case the tapestry is threadbare...
View ArticleSaturday News Links: July, 13, 2013
Are the Duggars Quiverfullers that use the abusive discipline method advocated by Michael and Debi Pearl? – http://whynottrainachild.com/2013/07/08/duggars-pearls/ Even Dear Abby has had to address...
View ArticleQuoting Quiverfull: Well-Behaved Women?
From The Prairie Muffin Manifesto The women who will have the greatest impact on the world, those who will have the greatest influence on history, are those “well-behaved” women who faithfully serve...
View ArticleNews: When Does Bible Study Class Include Twisting Nipples With Pliers?
Turns out that in the home church run by pastor Lonnie Lee Remmers it happens or happened as discipline for a boy that supposedly sexually abused his own sister. From the Inquisitr – Church Pastor...
View Article“Biblical” Parenting, Criticism #2: An Extremely Controlling Parent
by Latebloomer To briefly review, my first criticism of Reb Bradley’s book “Child Training Tips” discussed the way his advice pushed parents toward the worst possible interpretation of their child’s...
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