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Religion debate with a 7 year old. Would you teach your kid this?

Nightfall

Nightfall

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So here I was shopping for groceries after work and I ran into a very interesting thing. There was a very attractive young lady who was about 7 months pregnant grabbing some stuff off a shelf. Right across from her and down a little ways was myself and another woman with her daughter. Her daughter couldn't have been more than 7-8 years old. Here is the conversation...

Daughter: Look mommy, she has a baby inside her.
Mom: Yes she does. You know who makes babies don't you?
Daughter: Yea, daddy and mommy make them.
Mom: No, thats not who makes them. You should know who makes them by now.
Daughter: Who?
Mom: Well, God makes all babies honey.
Daughter: I thought a mommy and a daddy made a baby.
Mom: Who told you that?
Daughter: Someone at school.
Mom: Well, they are wrong. God makes all babies.
Daughter: God puts a baby inside a mommy?
Mom: Yes.

Now, that last statement pretty much shut the kid up, but I have to think this isn't really an accurate statement. Why teach your kid something like this at such an early age. I can understand about not going into great detail, but to give out a blanket statement that "God makes babies" isn't really accurate.

your thoughts? Would you tell your child at least some kind of truth at this age?
 
I dunno, until you want to tell your kid that God makes babies BY mommy and daddy having a lot of fun in the bedroom, it doesn't seem like it does any harm. Parents generally tell their kids stuff about the stork, or a cabbage patch, or whatever. Is it just the mention of God that bothers you about what the mom said, or the fact that she said the people at school were wrong?
 
I'd tell my kid the truth, then threaten to ground her for the rest of her life if I catch her making babies.
 
I think you've probably gotten the wrong impression..

At that age, the goal isn't to "teach them religion", it's to keep them from the truth..

The parents were probably thinking that "mommy and daddy" making the baby was too close to "sex".
 
Originally posted by: HotChic
I dunno, until you want to tell your kid that God makes babies BY mommy and daddy having a lot of fun in the bedroom, it doesn't seem like it does any harm. Parents generally tell their kids stuff about the stork, or a cabbage patch, or whatever. Is it just the mention of God that bothers you about what the mom said, or the fact that she said the people at school were wrong?
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Probably a little bit of both. I mean, a little truth has to come out here. At least in my mind. Course, I am not a parent either so I don't know much. I am just wondering how some parents here would address the situation with their kids without being too blunt and honest without getting too far fetched.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
I think you've probably gotten the wrong impression..

At that age, the goal isn't to "teach them religion", it's to keep them from the truth..

The parents were probably thinking that "mommy and daddy" making the baby was too close to "sex".
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Yea, thats probably true. Good point.
 
I love how religious fanatics brain fvck children at an early age so they can grow up to be religious fanatics just like them. My children will be religion free, thank you very much.
 
Originally posted by: Nightfall
Originally posted by: HotChic
I dunno, until you want to tell your kid that God makes babies BY mommy and daddy having a lot of fun in the bedroom, it doesn't seem like it does any harm. Parents generally tell their kids stuff about the stork, or a cabbage patch, or whatever. Is it just the mention of God that bothers you about what the mom said, or the fact that she said the people at school were wrong?
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Probably a little bit of both. I mean, a little truth has to come out here. At least in my mind. Course, I am not a parent either so I don't know much. I am just wondering how some parents here would address the situation with their kids without being too blunt and honest without getting too far fetched.
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I figure it's a combination of age and situation. No parents wants to have a detailed birds & bees discussion in a grocery store with a 7 year old. I doubt the mom wants to hide the truth forever but wants to pick an appropriate age/place to educate her kid.
 
Originally posted by: HotChic
Originally posted by: Nightfall
Originally posted by: HotChic
I dunno, until you want to tell your kid that God makes babies BY mommy and daddy having a lot of fun in the bedroom, it doesn't seem like it does any harm. Parents generally tell their kids stuff about the stork, or a cabbage patch, or whatever. Is it just the mention of God that bothers you about what the mom said, or the fact that she said the people at school were wrong?
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Probably a little bit of both. I mean, a little truth has to come out here. At least in my mind. Course, I am not a parent either so I don't know much. I am just wondering how some parents here would address the situation with their kids without being too blunt and honest without getting too far fetched.
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I figure it's a combination of age and situation. No parents wants to have a detailed birds & bees discussion in a grocery store with a 7 year old. I doubt the mom wants to hide the truth forever but wants to pick an appropriate age/place to educate her kid.
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That is no excuse to lie. Being reserved and wanting to wait for the right moment does not condone preaching falacy as truth.
 
Originally posted by: HotChic
Originally posted by: Nightfall
Originally posted by: HotChic
I dunno, until you want to tell your kid that God makes babies BY mommy and daddy having a lot of fun in the bedroom, it doesn't seem like it does any harm. Parents generally tell their kids stuff about the stork, or a cabbage patch, or whatever. Is it just the mention of God that bothers you about what the mom said, or the fact that she said the people at school were wrong?
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Probably a little bit of both. I mean, a little truth has to come out here. At least in my mind. Course, I am not a parent either so I don't know much. I am just wondering how some parents here would address the situation with their kids without being too blunt and honest without getting too far fetched.
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I figure it's a combination of age and situation. No parents wants to have a detailed birds & bees discussion in a grocery store with a 7 year old. I doubt the mom wants to hide the truth forever but wants to pick an appropriate age/place to educate her kid.
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Good point... I withdraw my comment about stupid people relating to this situation. 😉
 
My daughter is 6 and understands that moms and dads make the babies not God. Of course she doesn't know exactly how it is done.

As far as religion goes with her she is told that there are thousands of religions and I can't tell her which one is right or if any of them are. I felt the need to explain that because I had her in a "christian" daycare.
 
Who knows if she was hiding the truth or not...

I wouldn't worry about either way. Its a parents perogative to fill their childs head full of crazy ass bullsh!t. I do it all the time, except my 4 yr old knows enough to call me on it.

 
Thats quite common I think. There was a special on TV a few months back on ABC or NBC where an evangelist family was interviewed. There was a little girl who was around 10 that had all the answers when it came to God and whats going to happen with the rapture when people who don't accept jesus as savior will go to hell, etc. Basically she was very indoctrinated.

It just seemed sad that her parents were filling her mind with things she couldn't really understand or think about for herself at such a young age. But I guess thats how most religious belief is passed from generation to generation. I often wonder what it would be like if parents didn't teach their kids about God/religion until their children were old enough to have developed some critical thinking abilities.
 
so you all tell your kids santa claus is bullsh!t? and the easter bunny is bullsh!t? and everybody who says otherwise is full of sh!t?

gee, id love being your kid :roll:

age 7 is a little young to teach otherwise. imo.
 
No, and if I were pregnant, and someone were telling a 7 yr old that god did it, I would have no qualms setting the record straight right there!
 
Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
so you all tell your kids santa claus is bullsh!t? and the easter bunny is bullsh!t? and everybody who says otherwise is full of sh!t?

gee, id love being your kid :roll:

age 7 is a little young to teach otherwise. imo.
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hahah no my kid is convinced that santa is REAL and I think he also thinks that god is REAL. He also knows that my beliefs and his beliefs can differ at times.

As far as the Easter Bunny goes, well we BOTH believe in that. We actually saw him two easters ago... An abnormally large bunny was hopping around in the yard right next to, practically on top of, a cluster of eggs. Seeing IS believing.
 
Christians think that God really does make the baby inside the womb. And really, do you think that sperm and egg is all there is to human life? Some people yell at us Christians for being intolerant, but hey, I never hear you telling an atheist that his beliefs are wrong. If a parent teaches that his/her beliefs, is that really too different from you teaching about politics? Parents always feel the need to give their children something to hold onto, and its usually whatever they believe.
 
Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
so you all tell your kids santa claus is bullsh!t? and the easter bunny is bullsh!t? and everybody who says otherwise is full of sh!t?

gee, id love being your kid :roll:

age 7 is a little young to teach otherwise. imo.
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At my house there is no easter bunny or santa, sorry. I told her the easter bunny was BS. She was introduced to santa through the tv and other kids. It didn't take her long to figure out santa was bs without my intervention (I wouldn't have told her). She has just as much fun knowing I bought a bunch of toys as she did the one year she thought some fat guy brought them.
 
Originally posted by: musgrattios
Christians think that God really does the baby inside the womb. And really, do you think that sperm and egg is all there is to human life? Some people yell at us Christians for being intolerant, but hey, I never hear you telling an atheist that his beliefs are wrong. If a parent teaches that his/her beliefs, is that really too different from you teaching about politics? Parents always feel the need to give their children something to hold onto, and its usually whatever they believe.
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No not all Christians believe that. I would say that most don't. At least the ones I know attribute the ability as a blessing from God not the actual baby.
 
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