https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 18:11:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1195299 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:58:01 +0000 Fronkinzankinsbride 1195299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm an atheist and my wife identifies as catholic (though her belief system is really more agnostic in nature) and I actually really enjoy going to mass. We attended a gay friendly catholic church regularly in Portland where I hope to baptize our future babies when we visit for Easter. For most holidays we just focus on spending time with loved one and creating non religious traditions, such as cookie baking parties. We don't do Christmas presents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1195237 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:38:40 +0000 futuremama 1195237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Digging up this old post to see if anyone else has input. This has been incredibly helpful. DH and it were both raised Catholic. My family does not actively participate and will likely not have much of an opinion on our LOs religious upbringing. However, IL's are very involved in their church. </p> <p>I love the ideas everyone has on celebrating secular versions of the holidays. We also hope to expose our children to many religions. As they get older and start asking questions, I plan on attending services with them. Also, if they want to attend Mass with IL's, I will support it. </p> <p>We've decided we will not be baptizing our daughter. The subject hasn't come up yet, but I want to be prepared when it does. That is going to be an interesting convo...probably one I'll leave to DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1187048 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 02:40:42 +0000 Kimberlybee 1187048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vietnamese, Thai, and Italian cuisine are my favorites but around Nov-Dec, I'm all about pumpkin desserts and American home cooking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186906 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:31:06 +0000 SupernovaJ 1186906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can never turn down Thai... Yum </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186859 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:59:54 +0000 pui 1186859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Italian &amp; German. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186849 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:57:45 +0000 MediaNaranja 1186849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NorCalWayfarer: I would bathe in ceviche if I could. Not even joking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186845 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:56:28 +0000 BabyMats 1186845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mexican, Japanese then Italian </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186841 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:55:20 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1186841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MediaNaranja: Oh man ceviche??? Need me some of that stat.</p> <p>PS It's almost 8pm and I'm still at work and haven't eaten dinner yet so this thread is really not conducive to me finishing up work. It's just making me drool! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186838 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:54:32 +0000 MediaNaranja 1186838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Peruvian, all day every day, yummm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186833 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:51:58 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1186833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: Oooh he should check out Viva Goa on Lombard Street -- THE.BEST.Goan food (Indian) ever. He will not be disappointed. And Lavash on Irving Street is really good Persian food. I think I may need to take a trip into the City this weekend.... :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186832 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:51:07 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1186832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man too hard! Indian, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Mexican, Persian, Mediterranean.... Making me hungry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186828 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:48:08 +0000 Boheme 1186828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: Mmmm, Ethiopian! We have an excellent Ethiopian joint that does a lunch buffet...I'm going to have to hit it up tomorrow :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186727 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:10:29 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1186727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's so hard to decide - probably Mexican and Italian, but Vietnamese, Greek, Cuban, and Colombian come a close second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186672 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:52:44 +0000 BananaPancakes 1186672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a lot I don't love about living in Florida, but being able to find real Cuban food just about anywhere isn't one of them. Really, any and all Latin food is my favorite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186656 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:48:05 +0000 Katrocap 1186656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@moonmoon: What a coincidence! We are international cuisine twins. I've never tried Persian, but DH says it's delicious. He's in San Francisco right now, the land of bountiful ethnic restaurants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186629 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:38:41 +0000 loopedd 1186629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm an Italian girl at heart, but could eat Middle Eastern food all day every day. I have a serious baba ghanoush addiction! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186621 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:37:07 +0000 Honeydew 1186621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Korean, Chinese, middle eastern, and mexican </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186614 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:36:16 +0000 deerylou 1186614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Italian, French, and Thai. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186608 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:34:06 +0000 MoonMoon 1186608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: this is so spooky, as soon as I saw this thread title, I was debating in my head whether to say Burmese or Ethiopian! I think I like those two specifically because there is nowhere to get them where I live so they are special. I also love Persian, Lebanese, Indian, Thai, Japanese, I could go on and on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186578 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:23:48 +0000 Mae 1186578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mexican. Mmmmm cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-your-favorite-cuisine#post-1186575 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:23:08 +0000 Katrocap 1186575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Somehow I just came across this thread and thought I'd put my two cents in. My favorite cusines are Burmese, Ethiopian and Thai. Yum! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1015578 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:18:39 +0000 Torchwood 1015578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Slightly off topic, but I have to say how happy I am to see that there are other atheists and non-religious people on HB. I know I'll never be part of a majority unless it's an atheistic-specific site, but I'm really glad I'm not the only one either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1014558 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:05:36 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1014558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We haven't done anything to date really. Attended a few services, but that's it.</p> <p>I *think* we've decided to baptize the girls into the religion of both of our families, but there is a lot in that church that I struggle deeply with. This is an effort to impart some of our cultural and religious heritage... But we're not going to make them go to church when they are older and we'll surely expose them to lots of other faiths too. (and they'll get some of that exposure just by virtue of where we live because it's a rather one faith centric community).</p> <p>We'll see how it all shakes out. It feels weird to commit to a particular direction! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1014553 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:01:53 +0000 hilsy85 1014553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our families are both Jewish. Dh is an atheist, I Identify as culturally Jewish but otherwise agnostic. We will do family dinners on holidays like Rosh hashana, and maybe have a menorah if LO shows interest. Other than that we don't plan to do anything...no plans to take LO to temple unless he explicitly asks to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1014542 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:57:47 +0000 allison 1014542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is going to be a really hard thing for us, I think. Right now, we're dealing with it by living really far away from our families and not really doing anything for holidays. I'm a little afraid for Christmas this year, though, with a little one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1014370 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:45:19 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1014370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have found our own ways to incorporate religion into we life. We have a book about first bible words and say a basic meal time and bed time prayer. We don't make it to church as often as my parents would like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1014222 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:31:20 +0000 mrsjazz 1014222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both DH and I come from religious backgrounds, DH from Pentecostal and my mom &amp; dad were JW &amp; are now Baptist. DH is an atheist and I am non-religious, I usually just say spiritual. We do secular Christmas and Easter. We want to create our own traditions. I would love to have LO meditate with me :)</p> <p>My mom wants to take LO to church when she's older and we would allow it. I'm not sure I want her to go to DH's family church because it made me uncomfortable and I think can be frightening for children if you're not used to the manner in which that particular church does sermons.</p> <p>I would like to enroll LO in one of the UU classes on religion for children because they explore different religions. DH and I both volunteer and plan to have LO learn about the importance of community, volunteering, and being kind to her neighbors through our family volunteering activities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1014203 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:23:12 +0000 Mrs. Fox 1014203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just want to say how thoughtful you guys are. We're not religious although my in-laws are extremely Christian. I hadnt really thought about the details of raising our son in a non-religious way but your responses have got me thinking. Thanks! I love the HelloBee community for just this type of post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1014180 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:08:28 +0000 mrbee 1014180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We celebrate secular versions of Christmas, Halloween and (vaguely) Easter. We talk through a lot of questions around ethics with Charlie (Olive can't really talk too much yet) and what is good and bad. I talk about honor, obligation and other Japanese concepts with Charlie too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/for-secular-or-semi-religious-bees-how-you-incorporate-tradition-and-culture-into-your-family#post-1014168 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:03:12 +0000 mrsbookworm 1014168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I plan to celebrate the holidays we grew up with but in a more secular way. He was raised Jewish and I was raised Catholic, so we plan to do Hanukkah and Christmas and probably Easter as well. We'll explain the religious significance of the holidays as something people believe in (as Torchwood mentioned) but really focus on the time to celebrate life with family. </p>