Save the shell people

[firecat]

I'm outside the target demographic but charmed enough to play yenta:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/m4w/485967082.html

(The OH knows him and advised him to add the PPS about vi.)

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[opalmirror.livejournal.com]

My sister feels that the only serious wrong she may have inflicted on her children, is that she did not make them go to church or Sunday school. She feels like if she had, then like parents who expose their kids to dirt to reduce incidence of adult asthma, they would have developed a heartier immune system against dogma and unreasoned belief.

As much as I like the idea of procreating to create more beings like oneself, people are people and offspring ought to be encouraged to spring in the ways for they are uniquely self-determined... I worry what might happen if the child were forbidden the ways of the GUI... or even worse, not have experience with GUIs understand what it is they are to rebel against?

[firecat]

Your sister might be onto something, based on my experience with church/Sunday school.

I think it's OK for people to raise children to believe what they believe, but people should be prepared for their children to go in some other direction once they reach adolescence.

(The OH and I knew that if we had children they'd probably turn out to be football players and cheerleaders.)