So I'm here watching Oprah (as of late she's really been annoying me but I knew she had a predator show on today, so I'm watching)... and some of the men featured on her child predator list today have abused and raped children and young girls AND ONLY SPENT A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME BEHIND BARS!!!! WHY ARE CHILD PREDATORS NOT BEING PUT AWAY FOR A LONG LONG TIME!
This brings me to the justice system in this country... there was just something in the news about 6 months ago of a Judge in one of the northern states that put a child rapist behind bars for only 3 YEARS... 3 YEARS! It's sick! Those kind of punishments make me think that the men in robes have some of their own sick perversions to hide!
What is it going to take to protect our children from these sick people? I wish I had the answers... but for now, I just needed to rant about it instead of internalizing it.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Monday, May 22, 2006
Unschooling Today... and Yesterday :)
Yesterday, while driving to church, Dancer starts talking about all of the ASL (American Sign Language) signs that she knows. We talked about it a little and I told her that I'd be happy to find a chart of signs on the net... she asked if we could go to the library to get a book about it! Dancer wants a book! From the library! She's been so anti-book for so long because she doesn't think she's a good reader (thanks public school system!) I'm excited for her to follow an interest that I didn't even know she had.
Today she went to a fishing clinic for 4H. And she fished the longest of all the kids there. She really enjoyed herself. The instructor must have really enjoyed showing her more details about fishing because he stayed almost 45 minutes later than he was scheduled to.
She's been busy reorganizing her room (moving furniture and decorative items). And now she's painting and decorative stamping a small table of hers. She's been into all my arts and crafts stuff (since I told her she has free access to whatever she wants to use) and keeping busy. She won't let me see it yet until it dries.
She's just become so fun to be around.
Today she went to a fishing clinic for 4H. And she fished the longest of all the kids there. She really enjoyed herself. The instructor must have really enjoyed showing her more details about fishing because he stayed almost 45 minutes later than he was scheduled to.
She's been busy reorganizing her room (moving furniture and decorative items). And now she's painting and decorative stamping a small table of hers. She's been into all my arts and crafts stuff (since I told her she has free access to whatever she wants to use) and keeping busy. She won't let me see it yet until it dries.
She's just become so fun to be around.
Is homosexuality really a sin?
After the big "to do" went on about my post about the Christian fear of the homosexual (and if you were offended, I apologize only for that, there was certainly no personal attack intended)... I had some good discussion with a very close relative of mine (who is gay) and some other Christian unschoolers who question whether or not homosexuality is really a sin. After really thinking about it... I decided to look into it further. Like many things in the Bible... many things get taken out of context... or warped to further someone's view. I can't say one way or the other right now but the more I read... the more I'm convinced that a loving homosexual relationship is not a sin.
I have a ton more reading to do on this but so far I have come to these two websites on the issue:
A Letter to Louise: A Biblical Affirmation of Homosexuality
Homosexuality: Not a Sin, Not a Sickness; What the Bible Does and Does Not Say
Is Homosexuality a Sin?
Please take the time to really read these through... the fact that I'd like to point out is that Jesus never said anything about homosexuality.
Maybe, just maybe, it's time for your paradigm to do some shifting on this issue!
I have a ton more reading to do on this but so far I have come to these two websites on the issue:
A Letter to Louise: A Biblical Affirmation of Homosexuality
Homosexuality: Not a Sin, Not a Sickness; What the Bible Does and Does Not Say
Is Homosexuality a Sin?
Please take the time to really read these through... the fact that I'd like to point out is that Jesus never said anything about homosexuality.
Maybe, just maybe, it's time for your paradigm to do some shifting on this issue!
Update: on Sean Paddock... Beating Victim of Pearl Instructed Mother
This horrific case of child abuse was one of the reasons I left HomeSchoolBlogger.com and don't link to or support anything that they have to do with including TOS (The Old Schoolhouse) Magazine and HomeSteadblogger.com.
You can read more about this issue and the original article about Sean Paddock and Gina Suarez's (publisher of TOS and homeschoolblogger) support of the Pearl's Baby Beating and Parenting Instruction in my post: Why I Left HomeschoolBlogger.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Oh, Happy Day!
The craziness of last week is over!!!! The dance concert (feat. The Wizard of Oz) went great! Dancer was so adorable. I'll post some pictures as soon as I get them loaded.
She also made me a cute Mother's Day card which I took pictures of. She is such a doll, and we have developed such a great relationship since she's been home and even more so since our unschooling lifestyle has progressed.
It's sad for me to see other moms and daughters who don't have that relationship with each other... because of lack of respect and boundaries. I see it all around me and it makes me even more aware of my own relationship with her and how much I cherish it. I never had that kind of relationship with my own mother, so I have consciously made the changes in my life that need to be made so that my daughter and I do have a close relationship.
She also made me a cute Mother's Day card which I took pictures of. She is such a doll, and we have developed such a great relationship since she's been home and even more so since our unschooling lifestyle has progressed.
It's sad for me to see other moms and daughters who don't have that relationship with each other... because of lack of respect and boundaries. I see it all around me and it makes me even more aware of my own relationship with her and how much I cherish it. I never had that kind of relationship with my own mother, so I have consciously made the changes in my life that need to be made so that my daughter and I do have a close relationship.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Crazy Week
What a crazy week it's been around here... I'm so ready for it to be over!
First of all I've worked 4 days this week... that's a rare occasion, believe me. Those overnight hours really take it out of me. On top of that, it's production week for the spring dance concert. (Right now, I'm so glad that I dropped out of ballet for the time being)... and we've been at the studio almost every night this week.
Today in the midst of it all and right in the middle of the day... I've got to head out for a half hours drive to go to my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary party. I love them, but I don't like them much. They have never accepted me for who I am, so I don't really care to be around that side of my family that much.
I haven't had time to exercise because by the time I get up from sleeping there's just enough time to do a few things around the house and then we've got to head out to the dance stuff.
This all ends Sunday, thank God... I hate it when my routine (as relaxed as it is around here) gets out of whack.
First of all I've worked 4 days this week... that's a rare occasion, believe me. Those overnight hours really take it out of me. On top of that, it's production week for the spring dance concert. (Right now, I'm so glad that I dropped out of ballet for the time being)... and we've been at the studio almost every night this week.
Today in the midst of it all and right in the middle of the day... I've got to head out for a half hours drive to go to my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary party. I love them, but I don't like them much. They have never accepted me for who I am, so I don't really care to be around that side of my family that much.
I haven't had time to exercise because by the time I get up from sleeping there's just enough time to do a few things around the house and then we've got to head out to the dance stuff.
This all ends Sunday, thank God... I hate it when my routine (as relaxed as it is around here) gets out of whack.
Monday, May 1, 2006
Unschooling Today
Today was homeschool bowling day :) It's the last scheduled bowling day for the school year (whatever that is... it doesn't apply to us anymore... yeah). The kids had a good time! The black lights and disco balls were on with the lights turned down... makes it a lot cooler to go bowling in that environment. I had a great time talking to Jenn L and Lisa E. It's so nice to have met two homeschoolers who are more my speed... similar interests in natural health, relaxed homeschooling, and gentle child rearing. I still have yet to meet their unschooling friend but I hope to in the not so distant future.
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