I have to say that Lughnasadh is one of the Pagan high days that absolutely slips through the cracks at our house. We have a pretty good routine going for the equinoxes and solstices. For fall equinox, we celebrate a harvest and say good-bye to Persephone. For winter solstice, we burn a log that we have blessed & celebrate the birthday of the sun. ( Read more... )

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Has anyone ever run a Maypole dance personally, and how did you make it all work? What did you use for the pole, and how did you keep it in the ground ( Read more... )

I actually don't have a child yet, as I've said before, but there is something very exciting happening around me. My best friend of almost 10 years is going to have a baby in October, and she asked me to be a part of her "entourage" when she has the child. :) It's going to consist of her sister, her husband, and myself.

She also asked if I could be ( Read more... )

To get some conversation going, I'd like to propose a question. :)

What's your favorite tip in raising your kids? Either what you've learned along the way, what your parents did for you and would like to emulate, what you plan to do, what you've heard, etc...

I actually don't have kids yet, but I've been wondering how to raise my children, especially ( Read more... )

where has everyone gone?

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Cause and Effect ( Read more... )

Hello! I'm 26 and pregnant with my first child. Since I became pregnant, I've been looking at ways to include paganism into my parenting technique (Such as it is. I really have no clue what I'm doing). I am a solitary eclectic pagan, and the baby's father is (loosely) Jewish, which will make things interesting ( Read more... )

After getting some good advice from fellow LJ's and some much needed reassurance that we aren't cruel parents we have come up with some strategies to keep ourselves from going insane.

Ok so here's what we're doing about the nighttime issues:

Last night I made a little cooler bag with a cup of milk, a bottle with a little bit of milk/water, adn a ( Read more... )