In April 2020 I published a blog titled, “Why I launched Atheist Moms.” This blog is still relevant, but I wanted to give more details on why I launched Atheist Moms.
Before the birth of my daughter in October 2019, I started looking up atheist parent groups. I did find one official website, called Atheist Parents, but it was outdated with much of its content appearing to have been posted in 2012. The content specifically discussed religion. I did not see content about general parenting topics, such as childcare tips, dealing with difficult mental circumstances like postpartum depression, etc.
I then looked up atheist parent pages on Facebook. While there were a number of them, many of them appeared to be abandoned and had not been updated for years. The content was overall memes making fun of religion. I understand posting memes can be a form of relief, but I wondered is that it to atheist parenting? Posting memes?
Frankly I was looking for a group that was similar to Christian parent groups I had observed in the past, just minus the god part. A group where members shared funny stories about their children and offered tips about childcare or dealing with personal challenges.
Since the group I had in mind did not exists, I decided to launch it myself, hence where the concept of Atheist Moms came from.
I look forward to branching out beyond the topic of religion when it comes to being an atheist parent. I hope to discuss healthy food for children, traveling, mental health, family challenges, etc. So many topics that atheist parents can relate to and share insight on.
If you are interested in contributing to Atheist Moms, please message us at info(at)atheistmoms.com.
Lauren Ell was born and raised in Southern California. She was raised in what she calls a “secular” Christian household. She has been living in Sweden since 2016 with her Swedish partner, and gave birth to her first child in 2019.