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My mother taught me never to depend on a man, and that failed me

My mother taught me never to depend on a man, and that failed me -- Kat Feeney -- Brisbane Times Kat Feeney writes: "I gave up my sleep to give the baby hers. I wiped up vomit with one hand...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 7, 2023 1:25 PM

What's 'Incredibly Damaging To The Gospel,' Joshua Harris, Are Your Lies

What's 'Incredibly Damaging To The Gospel,' Joshua Harris, Are Your Lies - Katy Faust Katy Faust of Them Before Us writes: "The denial of sexual and marital norms by believers is often adjacent to a rejection of the core tenets...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 8, 2019 12:33 PM

Same-Sex Parenting: The Child Maltreatment No One Mentions - Crisis Magazine

Same-Sex Parenting: The Child Maltreatment No One Mentions - Crisis Magazine "In comparison to children with opposite-sex parents, children in the care of same-sex couples, were: almost twice as likely to have a developmental disability; almost twice as likely to...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 3, 2018 7:57 PM

Sleep critical for children's, teens' well-being

Sleep critical for children's, teens' well-being Pediatrician Kate Land writes the dangers of insufficient sleep for children. Lack of sleep increases risk of car accidents, poor impulse control, obesity, depression. Dr. Land offers specific suggestions for parents regarding their children's...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 7, 2016 12:20 AM

A Better Way to Say Sorry | cuppacocoa

A Better Way to Say Sorry | cuppacocoa A meaningful apology must be more than a mumbled "Sorry." This four-point pattern leads the apologizer to understand and express specifically what they did that was wrong, how it hurt other people,...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 6, 2014 12:44 PM

Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed by Thomas Umstattd

Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed by Thomas Umstattd The founder of PracticalCourtship.com finally listened to his World War II-generation grandmother, who had predicted the failure of courtship back in the '90s. Her parents' rule when she was a middle-schooler: "Don't...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 14, 2014 9:24 AM

Why do Teenagers Rebel? Thoughts from a 19-Year-Old Who Didn't

Why do Teenagers Rebel? Thoughts from a 19-Year-Old Who Didn't Rebecca Gregoire offers five reasons, but I think they can be boiled down to identification rather than alienation. Her parents established a strong family identity under God and cultivated that...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 28, 2014 12:20 PM

Daughters of Unloving Mothers: 7 Common Wounds | Psychology Today

Daughters of Unloving Mothers: 7 Common Wounds | Psychology Today "The unloved daughter doesn't know that she is loveable or worthy of attention; she may have grown up feeling ignored or unheard or criticized at every turn. The voice in...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 21, 2014 3:28 PM

The Dangers of Unrestricted Plan B Access « Commentary Magazine

The Dangers of Unrestricted Plan B Access « Commentary Magazine "In a world where a 26-year-old is young enough to still qualify as a child on their parent's health insurance, a child of 10 years of age can walk into...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 14, 2013 10:50 PM

I got angry at my daughter the other day - Rick Thomas

I got angry at my daughter the other day - Rick Thomas How sinful anger at a child's sin disqualifies a parent from helping that child to repentance and restoration, what's required to "re-qualify," and the consequences if you don't....

Posted by Michael Bates on January 2, 2013 6:37 PM

Lenore Skenazy: Why I'm Raising Free-Range Kids

Lenore Skenazy: Why I'm Raising Free-Range Kids Skenazy writes that DVDs of the first five seasons of Sesame Street (1969-1974) are labeled adults-only, because they show kids playing on their own: "'These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups.'......

Posted by Michael Bates on June 30, 2009 1:43 AM

Rocks In My Dryer: A Letter To Myself in 1987

Rocks In My Dryer: A Letter To Myself in 1987 Some retro-perspective from a 35-year-old to a 15-year-old: "First of all, Honey, we need to talk about the eye make-up. If God intended you to have electric blue eyelashes, He...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 12, 2008 7:49 AM

Kick the Anthill » No, Your Child Is Not Crazy! 100 Things My Sons Have Taught Me & The Rules I've Created Because Of Them

Kick the Anthill » No, Your Child Is Not Crazy! 100 Things My Sons Have Taught Me & The Rules I've Created Because Of Them This is too, too funny, particularly for any parent of small children....

Posted by Michael Bates on August 6, 2008 5:47 PM