How To Grow Your Geek: Parenting and More!

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1. by Anonymous, on July 12 2010 @ 6:10 pm

   

   I’ve just discovered this podcast!

   As the father of a 6 month old, and as a proud life-long geek, becoming part of a geeky-parenting online community is high on my list of things to do.

   After listening to this episode, and only this episode, I have a couple of concerns. Advertising and proselytizing are two things I don’t have a lot tolerance for. My wife and I are both vocal atheists (we both grew up in Christian communities — but we’ve both read the Bible and decided that it is a fairy-tale). Does the promo for the “Christian missionaries to the geek community” speak for the community behind this podcast, or are they just
   another voice in the din? Also, a big portion of the podcast was devoted to a guy who was gushing about how GameStop is. I enjoy video game stores as much as the next guy, but is shilling for GameStop what this podcast is about?

   I apologize for the confrontational questions. I’m just trying to figure out if this community is a good match for my family’s values, as directly as possible.

   BTW, the first geeky project that I remember doing with my dad was a telegraph built out of wire, sheet metal, nails, and a 6v lantern battery. We built our own electromagnet from a ferrous nail and a coil of wire. He built most of it (I was only 4), but by the end of the project, I understood how it worked, and I still use what I learned at work, 25 years later. It was good fun!

   Thanks,
   -Anonymous

2. by Wyatt, on July 13 2010 @ 12:33 am

   

   anonymous, sorry for gushing about the wonders of gamestop on your first visit. please take a listen to other episodes and decide further on whatever concerns you may have. We are all very geeky and open minded people here.

3. by susiethegeek, on July 13 2010 @ 10:20 am

   

   I agree that it is a good idea to listen to a couple of episodes before making up your mind. Take a look here and find some that look interesting.
   Wyatt often calls with things that are interesting to him and other gamers, and this time it was GameStop’s sales.
   I agree that we are geeky and open-minded people here, and cover a lot of topics. You might find some you’ll like, if you look.
   Susie

4. by Anonymous, on July 13 2010 @ 12:31 pm

   

   Thank you — I’ll keep listening!

   I normally do listen to more episodes before deciding if I like a podcast, as you can imagine, a 6-month-old and a full-time+ job keep a guy pretty busy! Also, geeky parenting is pretty close to my heart at the moment, so I decided to ask, rather than to guess about these things.

   Thanks,
   –Anonymous

5. by darcy, on July 16 2010 @ 2:44 am

   

   Hi,
   The advertisment is for a chritian show that is a part of Farpoint media. Which Susie’s show is a part of too. I and my family are all christians, but we go by letting people believe or not believe as they choose. Everyone has that right.
   Sorry if you don’t like hearing christian views, ect. Can’t change who I am, speaking personally here. But Susie has a great podcast and will worth listening too. Maybe you can find it in your heart to look past what you don’t like and take away good information and just enjoy it for what it is. It’s a big world, we all got a place in it. Be boring if we were all the same.

   

   Darcy

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