tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30162278.post2629233308593052382..comments2022-03-31T07:20:44.286-04:00Comments on YourGodlovesmetoo: I am agnosticonly mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01688156531185052240noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30162278.post-61366257989115617792008-12-18T00:19:00.000-05:002008-12-18T00:19:00.000-05:00Wow. Just Wow. and yet it is so hard to raise ou...Wow. Just Wow. <BR/><BR/>and yet it is so hard to raise our kids WITHOUT God. My children are essentially being raised without God because The Husband and I, like you, aren't sure what we aren't sure about. We've not made a firm decision on anything and don't want to be held to anything. I am not fond of organized religion, not because I think it's bad or wrong, but because I see so much hypocrisy and I find myself unable to uphold much of what I would be asked to. I don't bring religion into my house as something my children must do, but I do bring it into my house as something they need to be aware of, understand, tolerate and recognize. And yet, here I am about to celebrate Christmas and Hannukah. Why? Because of the tradition and memories it makes for my family, not because of the religious reason for the season or holiday. My children have never heard the story of the "first christmas" and continue to forget why Hannukah exists. It's not told to them because it's not part of me or The Husband. But what concerns me about all this is how can I expect them to be educated on all this, be tolerant of everything around them when I can't or don't even educate them on it? Should I be bringing God into my house and teaching them of all the ways people worship in His name, so that they can choose how to worship if at all? Or is avoiding it the best route? Because that's what I'm doing. Avoiding it. I fear, though, more out of laziness. For me, not you.KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801012659551895950noreply@blogger.com