I often wonder if I am the only person in the world who is, well, like me. It’s lonely.

I have a lot in common with mamas in the “Attachment Parenting” community. I believe in extended breastfeeding and child-led weaning, co-sleeping, babywearing, and cloth diapers.

But I often find that I have trouble forming deep friendships with these women… We are just too far apart in terms of our religious and political views.

I am typically the only one at the breastfeeding support meeting who is a Christian, a conservative, or a fan or Ronald Reagan.

So I turn to my church “family” looking for companionship. There are people there who share my devotion to Christ, and are typically at least on the same side of the political spectrum.

But so often I am still set apart from this set of women, this time because of (of course) our parenting philosophies.

I’m not sure why.

It seems rather obvious to me that since God designed our bodies to nourish our babies, that is what we ought to do.

Christ’s example of sacrificial love, combined with numerous scriptural exhortations about the responsibilities of child-rearing, are to me a clear guideline that we should be there for our children as long as need be, without saying that “we want our body back,” or “we need some time away,” or “we need to get back to our career to feel fullfilled.”

Although I have met some like-minded souls online, I am (these should always be read with the understanding that Wolf and I are of one mind on these issues) consistently the only one at church who doesn’t leave their baby in the nursery, and would like to have a family worship area that was baby-friendly.

As I mentioned, I have met a few “crunchy” Christian mamas online, and I’m sure there are others out there. Thanks to the Internet, maybe we can find each other!

I’d like to help spread the word, too.

Famous (infamous?) Christian child-training author Debi Pearl explains that it’s a “no brainer” for her, too, in My Two Cents.

What other resources are out there on attachment-type parenting from a Christian perspective?

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