Rescued One
...yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me
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Parenting is parenting... pretending having rules and enforcing those rules is a bad thing is utterly ridiculous. Pretending that every situation requires the parent to explain their position until the child understands is insane. Sitting around debating with a three year old isn't being a parent.
I explained once to my children because they had a right to know.... but that was it. There was no ensuing debate on why, my explanation was all they got. Then they were required to follow my rules as I was the parent. In some situations they didn't need a reason to listen to me, because in some situations the reason was life or death for us so obeying was paramount.
I loved my kids, never raised a hand to them but I did always enforce the rules. Rules I created for their safety.
I don't need anyone telling me how to parent.. I don't need anyone telling me I should debate with my three year old grandchild instead of telling them they will get hurt if they don't move and then taking them by the hand and getting them away from a hot stove before they burn themselves.
The people in life no one should listen to on parenting are people who don't even have children.
I don't care what rules people are railing against today because what these non parents want is to get all our children taken away to become wards of the state so they can attempt to create their utopian society by usurping everyone's rights but their own and raising up our children they way they see fit.
I agree with some of what you say and I don't begin to imagine that when a person gives advice, everyone will follow that advice. I don't believe in abusing children physically or verbally. The only Utopia will be with God surrounded by those who love and willingly obey Him.
Proverbs 1:5
A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
God bless!
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