Posted on 06/16/2013 7:09:34 PM PDT by rhema
To demand that we recognize same-sex romantic relationships as marriages, and teach our children so, is to prevent them from discovering reality.
The speed at which marriage was redefined last month in the state of Minnesota has left me with a sense of vertigo. My head is still spinning. And though the war wages on, one thing seems clear: Those of us for whom same-sex marriage has been, until now, almost impossible to contemplate, have some things to figure out. Of those, the most urgent is the question of what we are to tell our children.
I am the mother of a ten-year-old girl, a beautiful child, more precious to me than anything you can imagine. When, on June 1, same-sex marriage became legal in the state of Minnesota, I needed to know what to tell her. How is this supposed to work—actually—in the concrete world of a ten-year-old child and her mother? Her father is wondering too, of course, but he is rather speechless at the moment. And the way it works in our house, though he is really good at protecting her from possible physical threats, it usually falls to me to protect her from the more psychological threats she encounters occasionally in her young life. But this is a new one. So I need some advice.
In the interests of full disclosure, I should state that, as a philosopher, I have gotten fairly skilled at treating the philosophical errors of our age in the classroom setting. But a ten-year-old is at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to the arguments I have developed against relativism, nominalism, dualism, materialism, and so on. And then of course, parenting comes with its own specific challenges. So I am hoping those who advocate same-sex marriage have given some thought to
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THAT was MY first thought also, but then I remembered what the schools are doing to kids....they are getting unloaded on with this kind of bull daily, and parents do have to be prepared.
An interesting article. She brings up many questions. You know what the Left’s answer is?
Shut up, homophobe!
age appropriate responses are always best....the most obvious answer to the questioned asked is “I don;t know.” This is a truthful answer....for you do not KNOW why....for all you know the two men could be ‘dad’ if one was the father and the other married to the mother. Divorce is more prevalent than homosexuality.
Now is it likely that this is the explanation??? Who knows? More importantly I find that in dealing with questions from children it is best to be accurate (state knowledge not guesses), succinct, and sometimes redirecting. In the big scope of the child’s life, this question does not require an explanation of homosexuality or anything else. It requires a parent to be diplomatic when suggesting to the child that it is none of their business why the boy over there calls those two men dad....Minding one’s own business is a good habit to form early
just another reason to home school or have a very very conservative religious school available
Well said. Not all married couples mate with each other, but legally-recognized marriage is an institution which evolved around hetrosexual mating behavior and continues to have heterosexual mating behavior at its core. Changing the legal constructs around marriage does not change its core nature.
Actually, I was reposting a post by exDemMom.
I’d talk to them about it directly and honestly.
Placemark.
hopefully in an age appropriate manner.......ten year olds unless hyper sexualized by exposure are not interested in sex
ANother placemark.
Telling a child to mind his own business when asking why a boy has two “fathers” is a very bad idea. The child will still wonder, it adds a strange odor to an already stinking situation. The kid will imagine all kinds of things and no doubt will hear stuff from other kids.
Children should be warned about homosexuality (age appropriate of course) only because “gay is good” is shoved in their little faces at a young age.
I didn’t suggest telling the child to mind their own business ...what
i said was that the answer should be ‘i don’t know why.’ That is the correct answer in any case because he does not specifically know.
You tell them “Just because you CAN do it doesn’t mean you SHOULD do it”.
The beauty of the whole same sex marriage thing is that it is a rarity. Right now, it is a novelty but they wear off over time. Within a year, the numbers begin to plummet and soon the majority of same sex marriages won’t be between homosexuals. It will be people trying to game the system. Same-sex marriage comes with same-sex divorce and that is an UGLY thing to behold.
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