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I'm not a fan of John Pipe since he's a Calvinist, but I see the merit in this article my mom sent me. I think what he observes is true about parenting today and the average parent is too soft in their demands for obedience from their kids. Personally, I think this is how my wife has been with my step kids and I'm noticing the fruits of that softness in him now. He's a passive bully who uses his somber disposition to extort what he wants out of people. If he seems unhappy people snap to it and bend over backwards to make him happy—and at least in my wife's case it's based on a sense of guilt over the fact that his dad's not in the picture.
Anyway, I'm just wondering if you guys think what Piper writes in here has merit.
Anyway, I'm just wondering if you guys think what Piper writes in here has merit.
Parents, Require Obedience of Your Children
The laziness of Christian parents perplexes me. I hope these nine observations will help rescue some from the folly of laissez-faire parenting.
www.desiringgod.org