Comments on: #629. Raising Dorks

By: Anonymous Guest

Anonymous Guest — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:58:27 +0000

I am one of those Dorky Christian girls that went insane going to college!!!!!!!! And I'm still alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I've been down into emotional hell and psychotic a few times (no drugs)(no alcohol) (no relationships) I saw Jesus in a dream and everyone thinks I'm a bit weird. There's something wrong with her. She's weird. She's stupid. Yeah, she needs to be this or that or more like someone else or more mature or whatever!!!!!!But I don't care!!!!!!!!!!! I'm alive and I'm the most awesome dork!!!!!!!!!!A guilty dork sometimes, but hey, you are what you are. Thats all that you can be.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:51:43 +0000

As someone who was raised a dork I can say that your daughter probably won't thank you at the time but she certainly will in the future.

I didn't fit in with the other kids and spent a lot of time at home, but at the same time I didn't really want to fit in with them. I didn't want to spend all my time trying to get served in bars, stressing why this guy or that guy didn't like me, worrying about my weight, or worst of all pregnancy scares. Plus all that time with my family has made us tight. I did have friends. don't get me wrong, but none of them had christian backgrounds and it was like we were different species trying to relate!

By college I knew who I was and I knew how to respect myself. I have friends and relationships that reflect that and someday a guy is going to be very lucky to have me as his wife.

My two best friends now became christians after college and tell me how much they wish they'd had my parents. That way they wouldn't have got into the trouble that they did and they wouldn't have the regrets they have now.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:58:00 +0000

Dorks and Nerds are kind of cool now. Have you noticed how many TV shows are about Dorks/Nerds?

By: Jed

Jed — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:32:03 +0000

Good post brother. Seriously dreading the day that my little girl stops being my little girl. I love her more than life itself, and it is great to hear another dad sharing the same thoughts. May my daughter be a dork forever!

By: Hannah Dunbeck

Hannah Dunbeck — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:19:16 +0000

Great idea having her watch Dora and Sesame Street. Except Dora is produced by M-tv and Sesame Street is strongly connected with Planned Parenthood.

By: alexisfromtexas

alexisfromtexas — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:19:42 +0000

Just a little encouragement…
My dad intimidated most guys away from me in highschool and put restrictions on dating that all my friends thought were ridiculous. And I yelled at him a lot(like your daughter inevitably will). But I'm 20 now. And I have no kids or icky diseases, no traumatizing overly emotionally invested breakup issues, and still have the best wedding present ever for one lucky fella.

(And I'm definitely a cool kid)

Now I actually thank my dad when I think to and have also decided that Lucky Fella should shave his head bald (like my dad) and intimidate any high school knuckle heads away from Future Daughter.

so yeah. It's worth it. Just try to survive the next 15 years…

By: Marta

Marta — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:35:44 +0000

Thank you for talking about this. Its appalling how many "Christian" parents have no problem allowing their kids to be interested in all that stuff.

By: Siew

Siew — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:59:29 +0000

If I were to guess, it sounds more like Jon was not looking to raise irresponsible kids who act like they are in high school forever, but rather to keep them "innocent." The "growing up" = date/drink/dress skankily mentality seems pervasive in our society, and he wants to fight that. I would venture to say that in keeping them out of that culture, he'll end up raising more mature children in the process (i.e. the "dorky" girl who you would love to babysit your kids b/c you know she won't just plop them in front of the tv and then go talk to her boyfriend on her cell).

By: eee

eee — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:51:29 +0000

don't get too dorky now, or your kids will get bullied.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:05:34 +0000

idk if my parents intentionally raised me to be a dork, but i totally am one. i may not look like it (i look like an indie rocker chick, and i looked almost gothic in high school)
by MY choice, i listen to exclusively christian music…hardcore christian rock, mostly, but i have a soft spot in my heart for praise music
but i am SO dorky. it's not even funny. haha