Baptism? Oh dear...
Does your son need much sin washing away?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 21:49, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

The majority of purported agnostic and atheist parents are more than happy to be hypocrites when it comes to religon and their children

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 21:52, Reply)

Usually so that it gets your kid in to a better school
fucking load of bollocks it is.
(berk, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 21:55, Reply)

Gosh darn I thought resident part time communist CQ had some level of integrity

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 21:58, Reply)

I'd rather my kid got a decent education than keep my integrity, tbh

(berk, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 21:59, Reply)

Oh I dunno, in London your kid can pick up on fantastic clicking sounds and pidgin Bangladeshi
It's all part of the kaleidoscope of multiculturalism, reading and writing might not particularly win out mind, but they'll have bare mc punjabi skillzorz by the time they're fourteen.
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:03, Reply)

This is why I wouldn't bring up a family in any part of London I could afford to live in.

(berk, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:04, Reply)

Not wishing to sound like a racist what with all of my friends being black and disadvantaged but in a number of innercity schools it's 'spot the white kid' in the playground

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:09, Reply)

It was suggested to me that it might make my mother in law happy if my son was Christened
I made it clear that it would make me extremely unhappy.
You still have to keep your wits about you, mind. So called secular schools will still invite people in to give assemblies that fill your kid's head with some Jesus nonsense.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 21:59, Reply)

So called secular schools are fucking shit and perform like shit, they're brought to believe in barney the fucking dinosaur or whatever

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:05, Reply)

I've made my feelings very clear.
But all I can do is refuse to be there which just seemed churlish at the end of the day. My son knows my views, best I can do is offer a reasonable alternative view and trust his intelligence in the long run.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:06, Reply)

I'm not, she is.
I have agreed to be present because he wants me there, but I'm not taking part.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:03, Reply)

You best turn up in some nice pressed chinos and polo top with matching deck shoes, there'll be eyerolling at the whole camden market warrior thing if for being hackneyed alone

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:07, Reply)

And carry his packed lunch in your briefcase.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:08, Reply)

This, however is a great idea.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:23, Reply)

I shall wear my suit.
not planning on giving anyone any excuses.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:20, Reply)

None at all.
He's doing it to please his mum and I'm not burning the church down to please him.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:02, Reply)

Get him some Burzum and Mayhem records.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:08, Reply)

And for bonus anarchy points, Destroy 2000 Years of Culture

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:13, Reply)

When he's a little older.
although those guys always struck me as a little daft.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:22, Reply)

Oh yes
But it should piss his mother off.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:28, Reply)

I'm hoping to Cash in on the Teen Rebellion Years, by being Cool Dad.
I doubt it will work, but you never know.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 22 Mar 2012, 22:31, Reply)