I know what you mean. I know people who endeavored to bring up their children without a particular religious bent, compared to my dad who went out of his way to thoroughly indoctrinate me to what he believed was right. Of course somewhere down the line, I had to make my own journey to see what I exactly believed and why. But in retrospect, it was comforting to have an idealogical base to explore from.John Stephens wrote:I couldn't have said it better, and this isn't the forum for me to say that my views are endorsed by any prophet, messianic figure, or mysterious incarnation of the almighty.
That reluctance may change when my daughter is a teenager, understanding that she won't be listening to me anyway; I kind of look forward to being a crazy old codger.
I haven't been a father yet(want to) but don't really know what that must be like, some little person looking to you to explain the universe in general. How are you handling raising your daughter when she asks to explain spiritual things?