tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269096793816832244.post721847020342676258..comments2023-04-01T07:15:01.188-07:00Comments on The Man Who Would Be Knight: "Protecting" the Kids From DatingRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149992370708449951noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269096793816832244.post-55997767285138016822013-01-15T13:01:08.051-08:002013-01-15T13:01:08.051-08:00I think it is very important to remember when prot...I think it is very important to remember when protesting other peoples methods of parenting that there is not a single perfect way to parent. One family may feel called to live more within the culture then another. There is nothing wrong with separating your family from the world (or monasteries would be evil) or from the culture of death. Also, as Auntie's comment points out, there are oftenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269096793816832244.post-40691203053825911542013-01-12T09:26:09.627-08:002013-01-12T09:26:09.627-08:00This is fabulous. Great post. And I totally agree ...This is fabulous. Great post. And I totally agree that the age of adulthood is getting pushed farther and farther into the future. Who benefits from this? Nobody. I think there's a window of time (possibly during adolescence, although it probably varies between people) when there's a desire for maturity and more responsibility. But if the person doesn't get, or is held back or given Charming Disarrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481799867576915560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269096793816832244.post-83089379627102468432013-01-08T17:36:43.389-08:002013-01-08T17:36:43.389-08:00I will add to what Frances is saying- although som...I will add to what Frances is saying- although some of us do not have children, it is the same principle as priests giving marriage advice, and good advice at that. It can still be done because priests observe and study. Also, in the way that mystical marriage exists (exemplified by the saints), so too can non-child rearing peoples experience motherhood or fatherhood. The difference is that it isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269096793816832244.post-86390881031983174902013-01-08T13:58:37.854-08:002013-01-08T13:58:37.854-08:00I agree with Auntie, often the 'protection'...I agree with Auntie, often the 'protection' has nothing to do with a lack of trust... gossip can be much more serious, especially when everything is completely pure. I have definitely had experience with that! <br />Since I was homeschooled, but am a grade school teacher; I have definitely seen both extreme sides of relationships and the responses to them. I am blessed that my family has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269096793816832244.post-46352679027290073602013-01-08T10:25:46.347-08:002013-01-08T10:25:46.347-08:00The first numbered paragraph hits it on the nail. ...The first numbered paragraph hits it on the nail. I'm still trying to recover from the fear-based "advice" about men that my mom passed on to me. Thank you for expressing what is wrong with this approach so clearly. <br /><br />I appreciate that a girl has to be careful, and I've surely reaped the rewards of this carefulness over the years, in that I haven't had any truly MichelleMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805769669146586434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6269096793816832244.post-57268111110940448402013-01-08T08:24:23.861-08:002013-01-08T08:24:23.861-08:00FYI, the prohibition against the 21 year-old drivi...FYI, the prohibition against the 21 year-old driving in the car with a young girl unchaperoned has nothing to do with trust of the young man (or the young lady for that matter) I trust them both. The prohibition is so that they don't become grist for the small town rumor mill. It already happened with one of the young man's brothers. It is no different than encouraging young people to auntiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575619297121198638noreply@blogger.com