As a mom, I think a little uncertainty is a good quality for kids to have. I encourage my kids to question and reflect and examine and get caught up in existential quandaries: Welcome to the human experience, guys.
So when I come across a kid like 14-year-old Caiden Cowger, who has suspiciously strong and narrow-minded opinions about something he has no experience with, I assume he picked up those ideas from some influential adults in his life. Like, maybe his parents ... not that I'm pointing fingers.
Who apparently encourage him to go on the radio and blast those opinions far and wide. See, Cowger is a talk show host of sorts, and his favorite thing to do on the air is to slam gay teens for ... being gay. And, of course, to blame President Obama for turning those teens gay in the first place.
Oh yes. I am not making this up.
Says Cowger:
I knew these kids. Some of ‘em I was friends with. I knew these teenagers when they were in elementary school. I knew them when they were in the beginning of middle school. And you know what? They were not homosexuals. They just decided all the sudden "You know what? I think I'm going to be gay."
Why they are becoming homosexuals, why they are becoming gay is because they're being encouraged by it. President Obama: "It's alright, it's okay, you were born that way!"
Caiden, Caiden, Caiden ... if only I could lock you in a room with the Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche for a month or so ... sigh. I can't, of course, because you're not my kid.
Anyway, that's besides the point. The point is ... I can't imagine raising my kids this way, and it really sucks that some parents insist on brainwashing their kids with the same hateful crap they believe.
Do you think this kid really believes Obama makes teens gay, or is he just repeating what he's heard his parents say?
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So judging and discussing it (on public radio or on a public blog) is merely a way to put yourself in someone else's personal business. And to condemn thier lives is judgemental and hateful to me.
Not really a double standard. Wouldn't YOU feel judged if there were thousands of people out there trying to make you feel ashamed of your sexuality?? Or trying to "pray" you different?? Or questioning your motives??
I personally support any persons pursuit of love and happiness. Regardless.
But people ARE judging others' personal business and trying to make others feel ashamed... of their Christianity. Read through some of the posts on here about Tim Tebow (an excellent example), or about any other Christian-themed post. You will find plenty of negative judgement. Plenty of "Tebow should just sit down and shut up", "Christians need to sit down and shut up" sentiment.
But it's ok to judge and condemn Christians, because whenever it's done, it's followed with "well, it's MY opinion, and I have freedom of speech." Well, this is this young man's opinion, and HE has freedom of speech, too. If those who condemn Christians and Christianity are not "hateful bigots" neither is this guy.