Atheist Homeschool

On wife swap yesterday there was an extremely religious woman who was very strict with her children. They’d wake up and do their chores, and they’d earn little coins for doing them cheerfully and correctly. With those coins, they could buy privileges, the most popular one being the change to listen to a radio show. These radio shows were chosen by their mother, and were like 50 years old. They had no television, internet or video games. They weren’t allowed to date. The oldest one was 19. Their parents believed that by sheltering them in this way they were guaranteeing that they’d turn out godly. I find it sad that God gave them brains and they’re not allowed to use them. This woman was the most closed minded and judgemental person I had seen on the show. At the end she said “There’s absolutely nothing I want to take home from this experience.” She could have embraced so many great things from the other family, but she couldn’t see past her own judgements. It was really sad. And her kids were even sadder to watch. The other mom asked the one little boy what he would do with time to himself and he couldn’t think of anything. He’d never been allowed to manage his own time before. He’d never been allowed to choose, it broke my heart. The other mom insisted the teenage boys go on a date. The two boys met two girls out for pizza. They had never spoken to girls before. In the end, they had a nice time and were open to doing it again, but their parents didn’t allow it. I think they believe in arranged marriage. I just can’t believe that in 2008 families like this exist. Of course they were homeschoolers. Where did they find these people?

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