Raised Quiverfull: A Gendered Childhood Part 1

July 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Libby Anne Raised Quiverfull Introduction — A Gendered Childhood Question 1: How many siblings did you grow up with? Did responsibilities in your family differ by gender, with the girls having certain chores and the boys having others? Explain. Joe: My Mama was a very unique woman.  I’ll explain in a bit.  But first, I [...]

Filed Under: Beautiful Girlhood, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Big Happy Family Vision, Botkin Syndrome, Bounded Choice, Buddy System, Child Labor, Child Training, Chores, Chores, Chores!, Christian Modesty, Emotional Incest, Enmeshment, Formulaic Religion, Help Meet, Homemaking Skills, Homeschool, Incongruous Circumspection, Instant, Joyous, Obedience, Issues, Like-Minded Fellowship, Love, Joy, Feminism (Libby Anne), Maintaining Appearances, Marketing "Biblical Family Values", Mental / Emotional Health, Mother's Helper, Motherhood, NLQ Miscellany, NLQ Open Comments, NLQ Stories, Parentification of Children, Perfectionism, Personal Autonomy, Proverbs 31 Woman, Quiverfull Discernment Websites, Quiverfull Topics, Raised Quiverful - Libby Anne, Recovering from Spiritual Abuse, SASBN, Separation - Individuation, Sibling Relationships, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse & Recovery, Spiritual Abuse Survivors, Spiritual Issues, The Godly Woman, The Spiritual Abuse Survivor Blogs Network Tagged With: , , , , Leave a Comment

Post-Fundamentalist Motherhood

June 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
LateBloomer

by Latebloomer When I look at my little toddler, I am so glad that I am no longer a fundamentalist Christian. First, I don’t believe in total depravity anymore, so I don’t feel compelled to interpret his actions with negative terminology. The doctrine of total depravity is a common belief among fundamentalists.  It teaches that [...]

Filed Under: Bible Interpretation, Child Abuse, Child Training, Cultural vs. Normative, Issues, Latebloomer, Manipulation, Motherhood, NLQ Miscellany, NLQ Open Comments, NLQ Stories, Perfectionism, Quiverfull & the Bible, SASBN, Self-Abnegation / Martydom, Spiritual Abuse & Recovery, Spiritual Abuse Survivors, The "Rod", The Godly Woman, The Spiritual Abuse Survivor Blogs Network, ¼ Inch Plumbing Supply Line Tagged With: , , , , 2 Comments