by Shannon Popkin | Aug 10, 2011 | Differences, Parenting, Teens
Last time, I posted about feeling rather ‘Ugly Duckling-ish’, as a parent. When my kids were little, I honestly didn’t worry all that much about being different from other parents. I figured I was doing what was best for my child, and trying to...
by Shannon Popkin | Jul 27, 2011 | Compassion, Differences, Jesus, Kids' Perspective
On vacation a couple of years ago, while I was checking into our hotel, five-year-old Cade wandered over to the lounge area. I could see him talking to an older man sitting there. If you had surveyed all of the men in Chicago, searching for the one who least wanted...
by Shannon Popkin | Mar 23, 2011 | Differences, Jesus
We do send our kids to a public school.We don’t attend Sunday Evening services.We do dress up for Halloween.We don’t let our kids read Harry Potter.We did immunize our babies. We didn’t pick them up whenever they cried. We do use birth control.We...