![]() ![]() I recently read Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney which I really enjoyed. I could have started a big fight, but I thought it was much healthier to simply acknowledge that different people believe different things. My daughter had religious relatives who talked about Jesus and God. You can certainly share your own belief that none of them are. My theory is that when kids see the wide variety of stories, many of them conflicting with each other, they will figure out that they can't all be true, and that most probably none of them are. My daughters conclusion about half way through was, "They call it the good book, but it's not a very good book." There is an absolutely wonderful illustrated version of Genesis by cartoonist Robert Crumb. ![]() ![]() Origin of the elephant headed God! My daughter's favorite was the story of how Demeter caused the seasons because she was unhappy that Hades stole her daughter to the underworld. Shiva found the nearest living being, an elephant, and grafted the elephant's head onto his son's body. That really pissed off Ganesha's mom (Shiva's wife), and she insisted that Shiva bring Ganesha back to life. Ganesha's father Shiva had never met his son and accidentally killed him. The origin myth of the Indian god Ganesha is great. I read my daughter Greek mythology, Indian mythology, Bible stories, and anything else I could find. Don't indoctrinate her, but help her understand that different people believe all sorts of things. ![]()
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