by United Families International | Jun 24, 2014 | Child Development, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman “Mommy, let’s paint it purple!” my daughter exclaimed as we were playing at a school playground on a Saturday morning. She handed me an imaginary paintbrush and pointed to where I should paint. Together, we “painted” the...
by United Families International | Jun 23, 2014 | Cohabitation, Marriage, UFI Blog
Jennifer and her boyfriend had lived together for more than four years before they were married. She and her husband had a lavish wine-country wedding. The wedding was attended by the couple’s friends, families, and two dogs. Less than a year later, she was looking...
by United Families International | Jun 20, 2014 | Child Development, Family, father, Parental Rights, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Holly King Mom and Dad loved getting to know our friends, and in the case of my sisters and me, they especially liked getting to know the boys we were spending time with. Oftentimes, my dad would offer summer jobs to our friends. My dad owns a small business as an...
by United Families International | Jun 19, 2014 | Sexual Orientation, Transgender, UFI Blog
“Policy makers and the media are doing no favors either to the public or the transgendered by treating their confusions as a right in need of defending rather than as a mental disorder that deserves understanding, treatment and prevention.” Now...
by United Families International | Jun 18, 2014 | Constitution, Diane Robertson, Gender, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Transgender, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson President Obama announced plans Monday to sign an executive order that would add homosexuality and transgender as a protected class for the employees of federal contractors. With ENDA stalled in the House, the President decided to act unilaterally to...
by United Families International | Jun 17, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman Think about the last time you were out and about in a public place, perhaps at the grocery store, park, mall, library, church, museum….. Did you notice any mothers and their children? What were these families doing? What were the interactions like...