Comments on: Problems of the Age: 8: Value of Child Life

By: CurtA

CurtA — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:59:20 +0000

RIGHT ON!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:27:15 +0000

I’ve got to get back to writing the kinds of posts that built Keepa’s community in the first place.

I’ve started too many series like this one that do need to be completed — I think they have value, but I’m also afraid that they’re driving some readers away through disappointment when they drop by and find only an entry in an unpopular series. So I’m going to clear out the backlog and wrap up some of these series so they’re in the archives for those of you who do want to read them, and try to give Keepa a new start at the same time.

Perhaps after posting all of the lessons in this series in batches, I could put up a sort of open thread to catch current comments from those of you who do plan on reading these so that your comments aren’t all buried? Other suggestions are welcome, too.

By: Clark

Clark — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:15:54 +0000

I also vote for continuing the series. I thought this was going to be a progressive post on the evils of child labor. Silly me.

It seems he was promoting white supremacy, and childbirth outside of wedlock (if necessary) to continue the race.

I couldn’t tell if the author was arguing against birth control, abortion, the single life, or all three. The church is (still) against all three, but that doesn’t make ANY of Dr. Tanner’s arguments valid.

By: David B

David B — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:55:53 +0000

I was away from the feed for a couple days, so i’m coming into this late, but i vote for continued publication of these—they’re utterly and completely fascinating, and i do think you can’t work on the future without knowing the past, you know? (And i say that even though unreadable would be a charitable adjective to apply to this one.)

By: Dovie

Dovie — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:37:55 +0000

Defininately publish them, it was just an interesting juxtaposition, I find my sons problems frustrating in a loving bemused way so I was going into it with that mindset, it was just a strange contrast. I find things like this helpful in light of current things I read or or hear commented, blogged, FBed that may have started with a doctrinal idea or may have use to been taught but then they are morphed and mutated into something unrecognizable.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:54:35 +0000

Mark, and Dovie, you have convinced me! I won’t inflict any more of these on you, no matter how fascinating I find them, in a dark way.

However, I do want to publish the whole set of lessons just so that it’s completely available online, and because they’re already typed up. I’ll probably post them all in a row, some dark and dismal night, when I have something bright and cheerful to post on top of them.

By: Dovie

Dovie — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:06:12 +0000

When I read the title I thought, “Huh, a post about eight year olds and their problems, that’s weird.” my eight year old has problems with what’s for dinner, piano practice before play, and getting up in the morning for school. Then I read the first few sentences and remembered about this series and thought, “A article about eight year olds and their problems would have been more fun to read.” Interesting relic though.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:19:11 +0000

Oh, and congratulations to Kevin and family. : )

By: Researcher

Researcher — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:18:09 +0000

It sounds like someone's been reading A Mormon Mother.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:12:51 +0000

It seems that Bro. Tanner was interested in making his wife Annie as strong as possible. Dropping by once every year or two to beget a child, and then leaving her on her own to do the lion’s share of the childrearing. I’m sorry, J Marion, but I’m not sure I can bear reading much more of what you write.