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Bored kids 1 2 3
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How much time do you spend entertaining your kids? I try to make mine find things to do on their own but they get so bored. Then they ask "Can I do this, can I do that"....art projects end up all over the entire kitchen, as do PlayDoh projects...so I don't allow them every day. Seems like they always want to do something that I have to get out or set up, they can't just go play their own legos or train set or something. I remember playing alone or with my sister alot as a kid...but then I was a girl who didn't mind playing Barbies for hours on end. Do any of you have issues with this? Should I be spending more time playing with and entertaining my kids? How much…
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Firstborns 1 2 3
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Any of the rest of you have a difficult firstborn? Out of all our kids, our firstborn has always been a mess. Yeah the others have their own sets of problems but overall it always comes back to "What am I going to do with this child?!" it seems! I get so upset and frustrated and then feel bad.... its like sometimes he wishes he could do right and do what he is supposed to do but somehow he just can't make his body do it. Anyone?
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Just curious as to why. My feminist friend said that's it's a way of turning women into property, but I don't buy that.
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Special situation outcome 1 2 3
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I'm sorry to create a separate thread for this but this situation is different, therefore I need some advice from godly women. If you're interested, please read further: I'm in love with a secular guy to the point of disperation, I cannot concentrate on prayer, Bible reading, doing my work, basically most daily activities because I'm constantly thinking about us being together, what it would be like to have him as my man. Therefore I chatted with him a couple of times and found out that he drinks and smokes weed. Still, he's very skillful in computer aspects, a professional computer genius. I'm completely overwhelmed by these vain imaginations of us together as buddie…
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1 Cor. 7 1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. I know that a lot of people believe this verse to mean that a man should not touch a woman except for his wife, but I have a question about another verse. Song of Solomon 2:6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. To my understanding, this is before they get married in chapters 3 and 4. I was just wondering if this means that touching is good in a dating/courting relationship.
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My flatmates have just raised their eyebrows at me ironing my t-shirts. Now, I iron all the things I think obviously need ironing: shirts, trousers, jumpers and t-shirts. I thought I was being a bit on the daring side for not ironing my boxer shorts, pyjamas or bed sheets; obviously I was wrong. So how much do you iron? Or do you iron any of your clothes at all?
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First Date 1 2 3
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So do you remember the date of your first date with your spouse? Mine was May 18th 1991, we went to a movie and dinner. I remember the date well because it was 5 days before my birthday. On my birthday I recieved a beautiful large arrangement of flowers, I walked next door and gave him a kiss for them, he asked what was that for? :? I explained i got my flowers, he then stated he didn't send me any. :oops: It was from one of the other guys I was dating :o He didn't sign his name to the card :shock: stupid moron :mad:
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Me and my BF are thinking of purchasing this Condo and moving in together. Would this be a dangerous move since we're not married yet? He usually stays overnight at my apartment on the weekends (no funny business) and is extremely committed to remain celibate until we're married, and so am I. So, I'm thinking it would be ok for us to move in together? What do you think? Love, Madeline
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Hi all. I have been in a very happy relationship with a fellow for a long time. We have been engaged how for four months. We both attend a really good IFB church where he got baptized and saved. We love each other very deeply and I am ready to put aside all the things I ever thought I wanted in life for his well being, and I know he would do the same. The happiest and best moments in my life have been spent at his side. It's great except for one problem. His parents. Let's just get some facts on the table about his parents. His father is a virtuoso musician. I am currently a music student about to get my degrees finished that has aspirations to reach similar achievements.…
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Ephesians 6:1 says, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right." Jesus Christ expects children to obey their parents and show respect for them. Verse 2 of Ephesians 5 says, "Honour thy father and thy mother, which is the first commandment with promise." So if you want a long life on this earth, show respect and honor for your parents.
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I was voicing with someone about Christians needs to be discerning about what they watch, do and say and get into, She was commenting about a movie she seen today and I said it wasn't family approved. Then she said that she don't go unto 100 percent Christian message boards, websites and ETC to get info to avoid a movie or tv show or book because one cuss word, nudity and etc. I told her that we avoid these movies because we are to be discerning, I am wondering have you been told your a 100 percent Christian and have you of this term before?
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Ok all let's do it (Wedding Pics) 1 2
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let's post some wedding pictures, you know you want too :cool: and I just got my birthday present early so I want to play :lol: [url=http://img65.echo.cx/my.php?image=scan5jl.jpg][img]http://img65.echo.cx/img65/6628/scan5jl.th.jpg[/img][/url]
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Our sweet li'l girl (20) is attending West Coast Baptist this year...and we miss her! We live in Southeastern Indiana and the college is in Southern California! (Yikes!) It's been a wild time for us and her. She is LOVING it..and we are SO proud of her! Anyone else have children going there?
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Help with boys 1 2
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Ok my 6 yo and 4 yo are incessantly wild! They want to wrestle and run and jump all the time. When does this become a discipline problem? (Its at home). Sometimes I get really upset and seperate them...other times I let them "be boys" but then invariably someone gets their head banged up on something and they start wailing. Now my parents expected complete silence most of the time, we were never allowed to run, jump, etc in the house. When my brother (only boy) came along he and my dad played football inside and stuff but with just one boy it wasn't nearly the destruction that I have with three! So I expect my boys to be quiet and play nice in the house but m…
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010 Genesis 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. Until recently I have always viewed the "help" and "meet" as two words pushed together to be an adjective of what a wife should be-a helpmeet. As I was reading through Genesis a few weeks ago it "dawned" on me that Eve was created to be a help that was meet (sufficient) for Adam. In studying the Bible for the things necessary for a Biblical home, one cannot overlook the role that a Christian wife must play in the home. We have examples all through the Bible of wives who were less than "meet" for their husband. For exampl…
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Thanks to Ms. Molly (candlelight) I have been thinking/praying about my future wife all day. I'm only 21 years old and want to wait for the Lord to send the right woman... but it gets so lonely at times... I know right now with the circumstances in life (college, taking care of mom, preparing a future) it may not yet be the time for me to find her or maybe she's not yet ready herself... I remember reading years back, "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" by Joshua Harris. Since then, my life's view on dating has changed... I no longer just want a woman... but a woman who is godly and will pray with me until the Lord establishes His kingdom upon this Earth. I want a woman, who wil…
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Okay, my 15 year-old made some money of Christmas break working with his uncle clearing fallen tree limbs (from the ice storm). He opened up his first bank account and now we have a disagreement about how much he should reserve as savings, as opposed to spending. He's tagged 10% as tithe, but wants to spend all the rest. My wife wants him to save most if not all of it. I said that he definitely needs to save some, so he can learn to do it now, but he still needs to be able to spend some otherwise his motivation for earning it will be gone (one of the reasons we didn't touch it, even tough we were in serious financial problems. Money I made when young vanished, too, often …
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A friend of the family recently came to us in need of some advice, help us help her out. Her daughter was recently raped by a young Baptist man and she became pregnant. Now this vile girl is threatening to charge this man. The worst part is she won't even consider marrying this man. Any advice I can pass on?
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I doubt that those on this forum need this advice, but maybe someone you know does. Far too many women are let down by their mothers failing to teach them the one basic skill they actually need in life: "My mother hadn’t felt the need to give me a recipe—she knew that I had watched her, and before her my Nani, make the same pot of sauce nearly weekly in my previous 17 years. So many times I smelled the meat, browning in olive oil before the garlic and onions were added, intensifying the distinctive aroma of Nani’s kitchen, which lingered even years after her last pot had been simmered. Yet I didn’t know how to cook. But what did my mom expect? Both she and my late Nani h…
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My second born will claim to the death that she's saved. I can't change that, but I have very serious doubts. She cannot see that anything she does is wrong. Yesterday, for example, she was extremely mean to her younger sister all morning, saying things like "I hope Emily can't come to your birthday tonight." It drove the younger to tears. I talked to her about that later and she doesn't believe it was wrong. She feels it was totally justified. Other things? She is so compulsive and obsessive about things. She has no impulse control. I find piles of trash in her bed. I find piles of food crumbs where she's gotten up in the night and taken food to bed. If she d…
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Possible New Relationship In Near Future 1 2
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Hi everyone. One of my best friends has introduced me to a guy. He is 35 years old and I am 24 going on 25. He is a very sweet guy. He has seen my picture and has also heard my voice and he thinks both are beautiful. He is also an independent fundamentalist Baptist. He goes to a church that uses the KJV and he is a very strong Baptist. I am so glad to have "met" this new guy. That's the thing, we haven't met in reality yet. Currently we only talk on the phone and on the Internet because he lives in northern Indiana while I live in southern Indiana. I will get to meet him probably by the end of the month though when my best friend sends me some money to get a bus…
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I made the mistake of getting married way too soon. I don't regret the fact that I got married, but it was a wise decision to jump into marriage so quickly. I knew my wife for 6 months or so before we got married and right away I went from spending the majority of my time alone into a house with almost no privacy at all. I've grown extremely frustrated with my household, and my heart is far from right in the whole matter. I'm going to be honest with you guys and although I'm confident I'm going to look horrible I'm asking you to exercise some grace with me. I personally feel I deserve to be struck dead and in Hell right now because of the way my hearts been, and I d…
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I know I'm new here, but I came here in hopes of getting some good, sound advice from pple rooted in the Lord. We're attending a church, but have not become members as of yet (hoping to soon), but it's a very small congregation, consisting of no more than 10 regular attenders. I don't know the two ladies well enough to feel comfortable about calling them up in the middle of the night. So... here I am. I'm 24 and have been married for going on four years (in October). I am a believer in Christ, and we attend an Independent Fundamental Baptist church. My husband is the same age as I (25 in August), for the record, and as far as I know is a believer as well, albeit a…
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