Agnostic Mom

Trinity had the homework assignment to decorate a drawing of a gingerbread “person”. Then she had to get the help of a parent to write about it.
Here is what you get when you ask your husband, who loves shock value, to help your daughter with her kindergarten assignment:
Her name is Ana.
She is a cannibal.
She [...]

When I was about 8 years old on a family campout I made a new friend. I envied her name, Kareena, and her forties-era look, which was like an eight-year-old Lois Lane.
Kareena and I bonded when we met outside my family’s pop-up trailor. We would become long-term pen pals. After we sealed [...]

My two-year-old kicked me out of my own bed at 4:30 this morning.
He first woke me at 3:45 requesting, “Mama’s bed.” So I let him join Israel, the dog, and me. For 45 minutes I laid awake, with Aiden in my arm and Gizmo the Bichon puppy against him. At [...]

I hope to explore a contrast between two of the comments under my October 30th post.
In response to “I Hate the Devil and I Hate Russians”, Rodolpho said:
“I gave up on the whole idea of having kids”
Debbie responded with:
“I’m also an agnostic mom, but I never really felt conflicted about how I would [...]

Conversation between myself and my seven year old son, Blake:
Me: I heard you on the phone with Zach. It sounded like he thought you were Mormon?
Blake: Yeah, but I told him we’re nothing.
Me: I heard that. I noticed you said it a couple times. How come?
Blake: He said [...]

In a recent phone conversation, my dad brought up religion again. He asked me, “Are you going to church at all . . . to see if anything has changed?”
For a year, these questions persisted with every call. One time I told him I intended to never go back. If anything [...]

Was Pat Robertson prophesying when he warned residents of Dover, Pennsylvania not to be caught by surprise if disaster hits? Robertson’s rebuke came after citizens of Dover voted out all eight board members who tried to infiltrate science classes with Intelligent Design.
Robertson claimed that Dover residents effectively “voted God out of your city.”
Do [...]

I am going to blog a mini-rant today. I just drove by a neighbor’s house and noticed that for the 2nd weekend in a row, they are having a garage sale. By now they only have clothes left, but you wouldn’t believe the amount! It’s the end of the 4th day! [...]