Our Heathen Children

The welfare of our children is one of many reasons I am Heathen. What is more important than our children? Yet, you have these children out there that are completely ignored by their parents. The kids grow up alienated, alone, and with no guidance. Some of them become frustrated and self-medicate with drugs and alcohol. Some build bombs and stockpile guns in their own homes without their parents even noticing – a school shooting or murder spree just on the horizon. 

It is a sign of our decaying culture that parents have abandoned their own children. Yes, they clothe them and feed them, but emotionally they withhold time and attention to pursue their own selfish goals or entertainment.

We should share what is important to us with our children. We should go to parent- teacher conferences, ask our children how school went everyday, help with school parties if we can, or volunteer in their classroom. We should take them to museums, historic locations, sporting events, fairs, festivals and learning opportunities. We should share our faith with them, and teach them Heathen beliefs and Heathen values. We should hug them, and kiss them, and cuddle up with them to watch television now and again. We should take them to Heathen events and Heathen gatherings.

The most important thing in our lives should be our children. A house can burn down. We can lose our job. People can betray us. We can wreck a car, or suffer an injury. We can survive all that pretty well if forced to do so. But children hold a special place in our lives. They are our legacy. They are the future of our Folk. Heathenry is the answer to the widespread emotional abandonment of children within our failing culture, and our children are the future of our native Folkway.

From the book Heathen Families

“Written and Copyrighted in 2011 by Mark Stinson,
Used with Permission, heathengods.com.”
Published by Jotun's Bane Kindred
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