Weekend Kindness
Reaching Others Through Kindness

Children are blessings that are given to parents.  They were not given to the government, they were not given to a future employer?they were given to parents.

That means that parents are responsible for the raising and actions of the child.

That being said, the state and the culture want many parents to believe that they play only a minor part?or only have to play a minor role?and that parents can continue to do whatever they want (almost acting like children!) and not think about this role that was given them by God.

The Confusion

The reason that there is confusion when it comes to parental responsibility is that the state wants to indoctrinate your kids and to mold them in their image.  However, they?re more than willing to pin the responsibility for the bad behavior or lawlessness that results.

I?m not sure that this is intentional, but it is certainly the consequence.

What Can You Do?

If you must send your child to a government school, maintain an active dialog with the child and keep up with what they are learning.  Teaching them critical thinking skills is important.  They will be up against all sorts of challenges every day while you?re not there.

If you can, look at your finances and figure out that you don?t need that second job, second car, and expensive house.  Opt out of the two-job mindset and get out of debt.  That way you can afford to teach your children yourself.

Children are your Blessing

That means that you need to take every available minute to be with them and instruct them.  Not so that you?re helicoptering, but that you teach them how to grow and live in the world as responsible adults ready for responsibility.

Then your children will bring you joy in your old age.  It?s a lot of hard work, but it?ll be worth is.

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