Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority

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Anonymous wrote:I send my child to Catholic schools because I want them to learn their faith during the daytime, every day, and not just one hour per week in the afternoon after a long, hard day at regular school. This is no bash on the public school system. Your child, I am sure, is doing fine in the public school system. But they do not teach Catholicism there (I totally get why) so that is why we made the decision to send our kids to Catholic school. It's not a slam on you OR the public schools.

My unpopular opinion:
Children do not have a faith. It's their PARENTS' faith that was taught to them, and they "adopt" it because that's all they know.

This. Basically, you're brainwashing your children. They never have a chance to choose a faith when they are ready.
I waited until my daughter was 8 before I exposed her to my faith. It's totally separate from teaching children right/wrong, kindness, and discipline. She's 17 now and thanks me for allowing her to have an open mind regarding her personal spirituality. Also, she behaves with more decency than most adults. It's not necessary to indoctrinate children.

My faith is all my own. My parents dropped me at the church door, didn't come with me.

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I wasn't being sarcastic. It's what I believe. It's not something I tell people though.

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Two things that are wildly popular that I don't like: TV and pets.

[Anonymous]

I believe most working mom's wish they were SAHM. I think they are usually jealous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think one spank on the bottom for a serious behavior issue is fine and more people should employ it.

I think people should be able to commit suicide if they are terminally ill or just do not want to live any longer.

I think parents should plan for one parent to stay home with their children while the other works.

Nope, it isn't the 1950s. Neither DH nor I wanted to SAH.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe most working mom's wish they were SAHM. I think they are usually jealous.

While I think some working moms legitimately enjoy working, I think a lot of them are still jealous that their husbands don't make enough to give them a choice.

[Anonymous]

[quote]I am a respectful atheist who works in a church. I keep my (lack of) beliefs to myself. It's not that hard. I don't see why Christians can't be as polite and respectful as I am. I of course don't hold parishioners to this standard in their own place of worship, but there are plenty of other places I encounter religion where it has no place. [/quote]

Are you the AMA organist?

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Anonymous wrote:I think society wants women to be skinny because they want to shrink them down and make them powerless.

Which is why I refuse to diet. Happy with my size four.

I'd rather be powerless than a size4.

OK, trophy wife.

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No, I'm a much better mom and person as a workng m

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Anonymous wrote:I believe moms who have small babies are inferior.

I can't figure out how to take this one. Explain please.

I think moms who have large babies ate well and put the baby first.
moms with small babies were more concerned with staying slim and avoiding stretch marks.
I feel with big babies. I did a better job developing baby.

flame away

Yup, now I know you're an idiot.

Some large babies are the result of GD or obese mothers.

I grow 7 lb babies. We're not big people (5'1" and 5'7"), we were both in the 7s at birth. Trust me when I tell you I WISH I could have eaten for a large part of my pregnancy, but I spent a good portion of it vomiting. It had nothing to do with wanting to stay thin or avoid stretch marks. I still got an enormous belly because my body just took over and I gained 30 lbs past pre-pg weight both times. My stomach is destroyed by diastasis and stretch marks-it wasn't like I had any say in any of that.

What an odd thing to be smug about. Like you had much control over any of this.

Do obese women really tend to have larger babies? My OB didn't mention this. I'm newly pregnant and obese and already anxious about labor. Throw in a big baby and I'll have a panic attack thinking about it!

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Anonymous wrote:No, I'm a much better mom and person as a workng m

Stupid iPhone - working mom. I suck at being a sahm. And I've done both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people memorialize people with causes.

I don't get the walkathons for charities.

What's a better way to memorialize people?

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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I am a respectful atheist who works in a church. I keep my (lack of) beliefs to myself. It's not that hard. I don't see why Christians can't be as polite and respectful as I am. I of course don't hold parishioners to this standard in their own place of worship, but there are plenty of other places I encounter religion where it has no place. [/quote]

Are you the AMA organist? [/quote]

Yes.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe most working mom's wish they were SAHM. I think they are usually jealous.

I believe the complete opposite. Like, women can't actually feel that valuable as a Sahm, right?

[Anonymous]

Ha! I've always felt a little sorry for mothers of big babies. Little ones are so much cuter. I had gestational diabetes and my 7lb baby felt like a reward for being scrupulous about my diet. to each her own!