I don't think wearing long skirts and homeschooling is bad in and of itself, I have to say.
I wear skirts most of the time, and yeah, I am a hausfrau. However, I don't think I'm morally superior to others for either of those reasons. The skirts are more comfortable (I'd wear skirts if I was a guy, too) and I will wear "immodest" tank tops with them, and I would never wear one of those fug bonnets on my head. I'm home because I'm on Disability, but I try to make the most of my time.
I was homeschooled for part of high school because I was seriously bullied and I was already socially inept, homeschooling didn't make that better or worse. I have met homeschooled kids like my ex "Fundie Dan" who basically had no lives outside their church and family and when they were introduced to the real world, suffered for it. That does not mean all homeschooling is always bad, I think there is a way to do it without permanently screwing up your kids but obviously fundie nutjobs beget more fundie nutjobs.
And that's ultimately what is wrong with these sites: fundie nutjobs. If people think a clothing choice or keeping their kids' minds "free from outside 'worldly' influence" makes them morally superior, I call fundie nutjob.
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Date: 2008-11-20 12:46 am (UTC)I don't think wearing long skirts and homeschooling is bad in and of itself, I have to say.
I wear skirts most of the time, and yeah, I am a hausfrau. However, I don't think I'm morally superior to others for either of those reasons. The skirts are more comfortable (I'd wear skirts if I was a guy, too) and I will wear "immodest" tank tops with them, and I would never wear one of those fug bonnets on my head. I'm home because I'm on Disability, but I try to make the most of my time.
I was homeschooled for part of high school because I was seriously bullied and I was already socially inept, homeschooling didn't make that better or worse. I have met homeschooled kids like my ex "Fundie Dan" who basically had no lives outside their church and family and when they were introduced to the real world, suffered for it. That does not mean all homeschooling is always bad, I think there is a way to do it without permanently screwing up your kids but obviously fundie nutjobs beget more fundie nutjobs.
And that's ultimately what is wrong with these sites: fundie nutjobs. If people think a clothing choice or keeping their kids' minds "free from outside 'worldly' influence" makes them morally superior, I call fundie nutjob.