Controversy and Toddler Beds

At what point do you know for sure that your child is ready for a toddler bed? Is it when they try to crawl out of their crib? Is it when they won't sleep in their crib anymore but they will sleep anywhere else? Is it when they turn 2? When? Your thoughts would be helpful on this issue.

On to the controversy. How do you feel about the military lifting its Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy? Now, I am not one to pass judgement and I certainly was not put here on Earth to do so. On the surface I get it. The stigma attached to miliary men is that they are strong, rough, tough men. They are not homosexual and if, just if they are then it is left unsaid. I asked someone today how he felt about it and he brought up some very good points. He said that we used to live in a time where it was actually against the law for a black person to marry a white woman. It was legal to hang a black person from a tree and make a Sunday picnic out of it. It was against the law for blacks to ride the same bus as whites and drink out of the waterfountains in white neighborhoods. So let's think about homosexuality as a whole. No, the Bible doesn't condone homosexual behavior, but think of this: is it right for a child to be raised in a home with heterosexual parents who mentally/physically abuse each other and then get divorced? Isn't the principal of a relationship to love, nurture, bond, and build upon all of your best qualities? Who are we to say that a lesbian or gay couple can't raise children in a home filled with love and nuturing? I mean think about those scenarios. I get it. I get what it is at face value. But this is 2010 people. Churches all over the country are losing members because they are still preaching to their audience as if June and Walt are still sleeping in different beds. The audience now is culturally different. We might not all agree with what others do or how they live their lives, but shouldn't they have a chance with God and family? I mean there are still churches that have a "dresscode". Well, a person can believe in God and also not be able to afford a shirt and tie. Everyone should be allowed in church. Basically what I am getting at is to look below the surface and find the real root of your issues. I know a man who has been married, divorced, biracial relationship, with biracial children who were miserable together and now the kids are in therapy. He was also in foster care for eight years of his life so he knows what its like for no one to care about him or love him or nuture him. I also know a couple (2 women) who love each other and have a son. That little boy is so loved. Is it wrong? Is it right? You tell me. Tell me your thoughts.

Until next time....YOU be the JUDGE!