Hey folks,
EDIT: Here is the discord link: https://discord.gg/dFdevF3b Welcome everyone!
I am an atheist husband to my religious wife and we are expecting. Her and I have made our peace and appreciate eachothers beliefs, but I am looking for support for me and to also support other dads. There isn't a lot of support for men trying to be good husbands and fathers and my posts in other forums have been stale. I'm trying here to see if there are others that would like to connect and build relationships.
Especially when I realized how many religious men have church groups, pastors, elders, etc that they can turn to when we don't have those things. Looking to change this one dad at a time.
Please comment and DM, I created a discord server where we can talk too. Thank you!
Dear Old Dads podcast and facebook group.
It's for all dads or specifically for atheist dads?
Three podcast hosts who are atheist dads. I myself am an atheist mom who loves the show.
If you listen to a current episode you might feel like you're getting dropped into the deep end of a pool, not sure. The early episodes are great and that's where I'd start.
I followed them on Facebook and will check out their podcasts. Thanks for your comment! I will be working on a discord, and I'll edit OP with the link. Feel free to join or have your husband join too
I honestly haven't listened, but I have listened to each hosts separate (and shared podcasts). They are all excellent.
I'm an atheist dad with a religious wife, raising two kids in a religious community.
I have minimal community, and would be open to starting a discord or subreddit specifically to support the atheist members of mixed religious families.
I'm so sorry, my man.
It's not all bad. At least my community has [checks notes] "objective moral values" 😏
Would love to discuss this one with you all lol
It seems like we have some people who'd like to join a discord, so ill work on one and edit the OP with the link. Thanks for reaching out for support, you're doing more than you realize for yourself and your family.
I find great satisfaction with the Unitarian church. Smart people who don’t tell you what to believe and a moral framework and community. Ritual has its purpose, but let’s stay away from dogma.
That's a great idea, looked into it a little and will consider attending. Thanks! What's your experience been like?
Amazing especially as a parent. Our middle schooler learns five different denominations every year for a month, and then does a visit to one of those places of worship period last year they did a different Unitarian church, the Islamic Center, a Quaker assembly, the Catholic diocese and a synagogue.
The elementary kids baked casseroles for the women's center, they run around like maniacs for a bit, do a themed discussion that matches what goes on in the big room ,do their 'joys and sorrows'
It's the most interesting and kindest group of people I've ever met. I had a complicated relationship with organized religion growing up, my dad lost his grandma in the Holocaust and came to the US and was anti religion and I inherited most of that. He got through a lot of his demons and that's how I found UU through him later in life.. r/UnitarianUniversalist or you can Probably watched the sermon of the church closest to you on Youtube.
In our generic suburban neighborhood where everybody goes to different schools and everybody is from somewhere else this gives our kids a safe 3rd space and a tribe smart of loving oddballs.
I'm raising kids while this christian nationalist fantasy reality series is playing out in real time. How are y'all discussing current events with your kids? Mine are 8 and 14 and I'm an atheist outwardly to them. We all come from tremendously religious backgrounds. Maybe this is supposed to be another thread I'm new to Reddit and don't think I know how to use it yet for chatting with other folks.
I edited the main post so that everyone can see the link to join the server I just made on a platform called discord. We can chat and do calls there. Please join and we can talk about it. Here's the link: https://discord.gg/dFdevF3b You can also message me through reddit if you have any questions
I am an atheist dad to a formerly religious wife. When we got pregnant I made sure she knew that this was the most important thing to me. I cant imagine not giving everything for my wife and kids. I am lucky to have a few close guy friends. I am not outwardly atheist. I am around a lot of religious people and all of them care dearly about their kids which IDC what your background is if you put your family first you get a thumbs up from me. So to make life easier for everyone, we are more "in the closet" though fortunately dont need to outwardly lie more just omission.
Would be open to a discord group.
Hey everyone! Please join through the discord link and like and share this post so others will see it!
Let's get to supporting eachother!