Comments for family life http://myfamilylifeblog.com the toughest job you'll ever love Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:14:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Does Teen Abstitence Work? by gm2 http://myfamilylifeblog.com/does-teen-abstitence-work/comment-page-1/#comment-18 gm2 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:14:18 +0000 http://myfamilylifeblog.com/?p=93#comment-18 I wanted to be the first to comment on this post. I don't agree with it. Charlie submitted it to me and its well written so I decided to post it, but its not my view of things... Well, sort of: Charlie may well be right that the abstinence message isn't working. I don't know about that. I haven't studied it. But it sounds plausible considering the moral state of things these days. What Charlie doesn't address though is the moral imperative. As a parent, I think you have an obligation to teach kids what you believe to be right and good and true regardless of how it lines up with today's morality. Now should the kids stray into popular trends, you then you'll have to decide how to react. But just because sound advice may go unheeded is no reason we as parents can abdicate our roles to share our viewpoints. That's what I think anyhow. I wanted to be the first to comment on this post. I don't agree with it. Charlie submitted it to me and its well written so I decided to post it, but its not my view of things… Well, sort of:

Charlie may well be right that the abstinence message isn't working. I don't know about that. I haven't studied it. But it sounds plausible considering the moral state of things these days.

What Charlie doesn't address though is the moral imperative. As a parent, I think you have an obligation to teach kids what you believe to be right and good and true regardless of how it lines up with today's morality.

Now should the kids stray into popular trends, you then you'll have to decide how to react. But just because sound advice may go unheeded is no reason we as parents can abdicate our roles to share our viewpoints.

That's what I think anyhow.

]]> Comment on I Can’t by Randa Clay http://myfamilylifeblog.com/i-cant/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Randa Clay Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:51:15 +0000 http://myfamilylifeblog.com/?p=13#comment-13 Strong willed kids are so difficult to parent! My solace, when I get so frustrated with our 3 year old, is that those character traits will serve him very well later in life. Strong willed kids are so difficult to parent! My solace, when I get so frustrated with our 3 year old, is that those character traits will serve him very well later in life.

]]> Comment on A Conversation with Isaac by E.A. Cook http://myfamilylifeblog.com/a-conversation-with-isaac/comment-page-1/#comment-5 E.A. Cook Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:49:58 +0000 http://myfamilylifeblog.com/?p=11#comment-5 "...and the young men will have visions, and the old men will dream dreams. “…and the young men will have visions, and the old men will dream dreams.

]]> Comment on A Conversation with Isaac by Jon Weston http://myfamilylifeblog.com/a-conversation-with-isaac/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jon Weston Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:54:07 +0000 http://myfamilylifeblog.com/?p=11#comment-2 Awesome story. My partner told me the other night that a lady at her work, about 45 years old, was in an unhappy marriage with kids, but didn't want to leave for the kids sake. She told my other half that if she "had her time over again" she'd get into arts & crafts, and explore her creative side... maybe start a small craft shop. I was like, what do you mean, have your time over again? She's only 45 and probably has at LEAST 20 healthy years ahead of her. Isn't it funny how we pigeon hole ourselves, or otherwise put the blinkers on like this? Unless you have a terminal illness that gives you weeks to live, go forth & conquer! :-) Awesome story.

My partner told me the other night that a lady at her work, about 45 years old, was in an unhappy marriage with kids, but didn’t want to leave for the kids sake. She told my other half that if she “had her time over again” she’d get into arts & crafts, and explore her creative side… maybe start a small craft shop.

I was like, what do you mean, have your time over again? She’s only 45 and probably has at LEAST 20 healthy years ahead of her.

Isn’t it funny how we pigeon hole ourselves, or otherwise put the blinkers on like this?

Unless you have a terminal illness that gives you weeks to live, go forth & conquer! :-)

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