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Permalink Reply by Kitty on July 8, 2009 at 2:19pm

That is so cool! I notice your kids are not only cute, they're damn smart, too!

Permalink Reply by Dawn K on July 9, 2009 at 12:26pm

Hehe, thank you!

Permalink Reply by M Jones on July 8, 2009 at 5:52pm

Fantastic! Who says that kids who are raised with humanistic values cannot be good kids or understand kindness?

My 11 year old was at the 4-H camp today and they were talking about stress and healthy ways to cope with stress. Anyhow a checklist was given out that inclued 'religion' as one of the things a person could use to help manage stress (if I'm understanding my son correctly). The kids were supposed to check off the things they use/do to manage stress. One of the adult counselors happened by and noticed that my son left the 'religion' box unchecked. She asked him why and he said, "I don't have religion. I don't believe in god". He said she looked surprised and told him he probably needed to check the box and walked away and looked annoyed.

"She gave me a really weird look", my son said.

Poor folks. They just can't conceive of not others not needing imaginary friends! And at a 4-H camp! The horror!

Permalink Reply by Dawn K on July 9, 2009 at 12:25pm

Sad. Sad that someone (a child no less) who doesn't believe in god is an annoyance to other people. Good for your son, although to him I'm sure her reaction was puzzling.

Permalink Reply by Angie Jackson on July 28, 2009 at 12:34pm

My second grade teacher used to send back my papers with my first name "corrected" for spelling. (Which is why I changed my name to Angie when I was 12.)

Permalink Reply by Joseph on July 8, 2009 at 7:07pm

That's awesome! Did your kids make a big deal out of it, or could they care less since they were playing?

Permalink Reply by Dawn K on July 9, 2009 at 12:19pm

They really didn't care much. I showed the video to Ethan and he seemed totally unimpressed that he was on TV. Perhaps if we had actually seen the news broadcast he would have felt differently.