tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post2723068590901071960..comments2023-10-15T09:36:12.013+01:00Comments on Countercultural Father: About this blogBen Trovatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-29977031363047603692007-02-28T07:56:00.000+00:002007-02-28T07:56:00.000+00:00Sure - we do feed and clothe them! And buy them t...Sure - we do feed and clothe them! And buy them toys and games come to that. When I said 'we don't buy them lots of stuff' I really meant all that extra stuff - fashion clothing that is worn once or twice and discarded. electronic games, etc etc.<BR/><BR/>We're not puritans, but we are trying to resist the consumer culture - the idea that you are made happy by spending and consuming (which is so manifestly untrue...)Ben Trovatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-51205602482491494882007-02-28T00:34:00.000+00:002007-02-28T00:34:00.000+00:00It is impossibe never to buy your children anythin...It is impossibe never to buy your children anything. Think of clothes, food etc. xxxA Catholic journeying to Romehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016587398627933070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-70760356993684893602007-02-25T10:49:00.000+00:002007-02-25T10:49:00.000+00:00Mattthanks for your comments. However, I hope you...Matt<BR/><BR/>thanks for your comments. However, I hope you engage critically with anything I say or suggest - this is just what we're up to, not advice for others!<BR/>My hope is that it will provoke others to think more freely and radically (in the literal sense fo going to the roots of the issue) about their responsibilities and possibilities as fathers to raise civilised children in a culture which is at war with civilised valuesBen Trovatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-45015722478513237012007-02-24T23:41:00.000+00:002007-02-24T23:41:00.000+00:00I hope to be a counter-cultural father too. This w...I hope to be a counter-cultural father too. This will be a powerful resource for me as I begin to raise my family in the Catholic Faith.DrMatthewDoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631492275281667768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-14282394332022141712007-02-15T21:07:00.000+00:002007-02-15T21:07:00.000+00:00I don't intend this to be a blue print for others ...I don't intend this to be a blue print for others to follow - merely an account of what we're trying to do to stimulate thought.<BR/><BR/>So it's not idealistic in the sense that we manage to do it - but I realise we are very blessed.<BR/><BR/>The question for all parents is whether they want their kids to grow up enculturated with the current culture or not. And if not, what might they do about it?<BR/><BR/>Interested to discuss this further if you want to: what on the above list is not possible and why?...Ben Trovatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-69440458341924240752007-02-15T19:38:00.000+00:002007-02-15T19:38:00.000+00:00nice work! i like it, but sometimes i wonder... is...nice work! i like it, but sometimes i wonder... isn't this a bit idealistic? It isn't always possible to complete all the things on your list. What do you think to those situations?A Catholic journeying to Romehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016587398627933070noreply@blogger.com