by Vyckie At the CYIA Spring Retreat ~ all weekend long, I fought the fear that I had just invited disaster upon myself and my children… Laura’s story, Three Lilacs and a Statue made me think about another topic which Laura and I have discussed on several occasions ~ so I talked to her about it again and we decided we would write this post together since “superstition” was such a HUGE part of both of our experiences. I’ll go first… Vyckie: Part of my “submissive wife” mindset included the belief that unless I Full post …
Vyckie Garrison started No Longer Quivering to tell the story of her “escape” from the Quiverfull movement.
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- abba12: I've never heard that verse explained that way, that's really interesting, thank you!
- Kristen: Madamoyzelle, Peter says men are to respect their wives, and I don't think Paul would contradict him. 1 Pet. ...
- Madamoyzelle: Hi Wordgazer! ' "Sorry, something went wrong there! The phrase was supposed to read, “It is very difficult to continue to ...
- Madamoyzelle: Hi Jenny, Probably "work" was too strong a word. It goes back to the "Boy-Girl Theory." It goes like this: A ...
- KR Wordgazer: Followed by, "If anyone teaches their spouse to be a doormat. . . "
- KR Wordgazer: Sorry, something went wrong there! The phrase was supposed to read, "It is very difficult to continue to love ...
- KR Wordgazer: I agree. I don't think adding male stereotypes helps. I think that even when a person isn't an ...
- Jenny Islander: I wouldn't put it that way. My husband doesn't have to work to keep me. He has to ...
- abba12: Or maybe we could just refer to them as bad homeschoolers or people who shouldn't be homeschooling in the first ...
- Linda: When you discuss homeschooling please refer to it as Christian Homeschoolers or Christian Homeschooling. Always insert that Christian peice ...
- Madamoyzelle: Well. Yuck. Just--yuck. I have taught my daughter over and over again: "If you get a vibe off people, LISTEN TO ...
- abba12: I'm so glad you were able to recognise that what they had was by no means biblical submission, what a ...
- shadowspring: Posturing and role playing is ultimately unsatisfying, even if you get the play the role of King Turd. Of ...
- Bill: seriously....you are still discussing 'God's will' and the Bible and not laughing as the absurdity of it? Many of you, ...
- Sophie: Uh huh... beat your wife down for having a will of her own and then wonder why she has no ...
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Michelle says, Never enough babies!What the quiverfull movement doesn't have is satisfaction. It casts itself as only looking for "blessing" but in many cases it seems to go far beyond that to reach the collectors' mentality which bespeaks more of greed, grabbing for every child you can, and if you don't do that, you fail spiritually. It's an insidious teaching and my only regret in accepting my atheism is knowing that there will be no ultimate reckoning where those who promoted and gained from this teaching do not face what they have created and see it for what it really is. The quiverful movement claims to welcome every child, but it never allows you to be happy with just what you have already. Satiety and peace are foreign to it.
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