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"mother-love includes purity and constancy"
A Mother’s Day collection of first-hand stories about growing up with Christian Science mothers, plus articles and books on unloving or emotionally neglectful parents.
We Celebrate because Celebrations are Fun
A former Christian Scientist considers why their family celebrates Easter, birthdays, and other occasions after a church with no rituals or holidays. Shared from kindism.org.
Christian Science & Terminal Cancer
Geoffrey D. Roberts describes his father relying on a paid practitioner after a cancer diagnosis, getting treatment too late, and dying in June 2020.
Ask A Nurse: Headaches
A registered nurse explains when to treat a headache at home, which causes need emergency care (head trauma, stroke), and when to see a doctor.
Feeling Emotions
A former Christian Scientist describes being taught that sadness and other emotions were not real, and learning as an adult to feel, name, and accept them.
Why do Christian Scientists go to the dentist (but not doctors)?
Why many Christian Scientists see dentists but not doctors: loopholes in Mary Baker Eddy’s writing, 19th-century dentistry, and her second husband being a dentist.
Adam & Eve
A former Christian Scientist compares the two creation stories in Genesis, how Christian Science reads Adam’s sleep, and what real medical care and empathy felt like after leaving.
MBE's Lasting Influences & Modern Day Impacts
A short reading list on how Mary Baker Eddy and Quimby’s ideas fed into New Thought, positive thinking, and American culture, with affiliate links.
Seasons Greetings
Jodi describes Christmas in their Christian Science family, then the nature-based Yule celebration they built after leaving, with ideas for making your own holiday.
Thanksgiving 2021
Ex-Christian Scientists give thanks for leaving, with testimonies on medical care, mental health, and community, in place of the church’s Thanksgiving service.