Category: Friendship
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“I’ll Pray For You”
Honestly, is there anything more condescending? “What? No! That’s not how I mean it!” you might protest if you’ve uttered this phrase. Listen, I understand what you might be going for (“I care about you”) but that’s rarely how it comes across to the people that you feel the need to say it to. Tell…
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Highly-Controlled Friendships
One of the big reasons I loved attending IBLP‘s annual family homeschooling conference year after year (the Advanced Training Institute) was the freedom I had to pursue friendships with practically anyone I met there. I was a very friendly child, if a little awkward and out of practice due to limited social opportunities. In the…
Leona Left Fundamentalism 