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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
I am currently teaching a series along these lines in my Sunday School class.
On a personal level...
We have children who dream that they have a life. They make statements such as "You're ruining my life" when in reality, darling, you don't have a life.
You go places in the car I bought using the gas I bought and after church you decide you'll go out and eat with no thought to the fact that you have no money. You ignore me and are rude to others texting and talking on the phone I bought which only has minutes because of the cell phone plan I pay for.
In school and at home kids come to the conclusion that they have a life when what they have is some imaginary semblance of a life totally funded by others and those others are generally the one most often blamed for ruining "their lives".
And then when they finally, if ever, take their privileged little behinds out of my house they are somehow aghast at how "unfair" life is. Sweetie... Life never was fair... I simply made the error of wanting to provide you nice things. For that... I apologize.
Privilege promotes dependency and unrealistic expectations.
Struggle creates balance and a spirit of thanks.
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Well said D! I pray I have the parental fortitude to teach my kids as you state here.
When my son tells me something isnt fair, I tell him "if life was a fair you would be a bearded lady"
To which he responds with dirision.... lol... I think he is starting to get it.
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