KWSS, What a wonderful message. I loved the preaching. I don't care who preached it, it was good. And so true and timely.
A few days ago, my ggdaughter, age 5, mentioned Holloween.
I said, "Mammaw doesn't like Holloween. She asked why.
I told her, "It is the Devil's night."
She looked at me in shock. "Mammaw, you don't believe that there is a real Devil, do you?"
"Oh yes, honey, there is a real Devil."
"Aunt Sara, told me a story about the Grim Reaper, is that the Devil?"
"Well, the Devil likes to kill people, but he is more than that."
Soon, I plan on starting with Adam and Eve and tell her the whole story. I don't know what her mother, (my granddaughter) will say, but she loves me and I love her so I think we can work it out.
it sounds to me like the little girl started the conversation , so in that case I have no problem with what you told her. You gave her an honest answer to an honest question. As far as any further teaching, I do think you need to clear that with her mother first. Not because she shouldn't be taught. But because you don't ever want to close any doors with her mom. You also want to be able to reach HER
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Yes, I agree. It is the role of the parent. However, the last time I tried to talk to my granddaughter, (the little girls mother) she sounded like she was an atheist. So am I to let my little ggdaughter grow up to be an atheist?
A little girl that watches everything I do? Asks me all kinds of questions and soaks up information like a sponge? Would rather help me cook and gather eggs than just about anything else they ask her if she wants to go or do.
I'm sorry, but I have to get the Word in her, and if they don't like it, they can tell me. And I will tell her the truth. Some things I will tell her, "maybe you can't understand that now, but when you get older you will."
When she get's older, I might not be here to tell her.
I know what you mean about getting after relatives for teaching wrong things. I got after my mother in law for telling my children scary things. But I can't imagine anyone, even my granddaughter not wanting me to tell her about Jesus. And as inquisitive as she is, I would have to tell the other side of the story also.
Go ahead, tell her about Jesus, but your views on Halloween, Christmas, Easter and the rest should be left to her parents. Tell her the Gospel story, that's fine. But leave the rest, and your opinion of it, out of the discussion.
It's not your place to tell her you don't like Halloween, and especially to tell her it's the devil's night.
I'd have been really upset if I wasn't in church and was planning on taking my daughter out to get candy on Halloween, only to have some family member tell her it's the devil's night.
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Originally Posted by Margies3
it sounds to me like the little girl started the conversation , so in that case I have no problem with what you told her. You gave her an honest answer to an honest question. As far as any further teaching, I do think you need to clear that with her mother first. Not because she shouldn't be taught. But because you don't ever want to close any doors with her mom. You also want to be able to reach HER
The girl mentioned Halloween, then was told her GG didn't like it. Of course the girl is going to ask why. IMO, that statement should have been left out. It doesn't matter whether she likes it or not. It's not her place to tell her. And it's especially not her place to talk about it being the devil's night and how the devil likes to kill people.
Since my side of the family is old-school UPC, and my wife's side of the family are either non-believers or don't have the same beliefs as us...I'm a bit touchy on this.
KWSS, What a wonderful message. I loved the preaching. I don't care who preached it, it was good. And so true and timely.
A few days ago, my ggdaughter, age 5, mentioned Holloween.
I said, "Mammaw doesn't like Holloween. She asked why.
I told her, "It is the Devil's night."
She looked at me in shock. "Mammaw, you don't believe that there is a real Devil, do you?"
"Oh yes, honey, there is a real Devil."
"Aunt Sara, told me a story about the Grim Reaper, is that the Devil?"
"Well, the Devil likes to kill people, but he is more than that."
Soon, I plan on starting with Adam and Eve and tell her the whole story. I don't know what her mother, (my granddaughter) will say, but she loves me and I love her so I think we can work it out.
Have you told her what will happen after the devil kills her?
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KWSS, What a wonderful message. I loved the preaching. I don't care who preached it, it was good. And so true and timely.
A few days ago, my ggdaughter, age 5, mentioned Holloween.
I said, "Mammaw doesn't like Holloween. She asked why.
I told her, "It is the Devil's night."
She looked at me in shock. "Mammaw, you don't believe that there is a real Devil, do you?"
"Oh yes, honey, there is a real Devil."
"Aunt Sara, told me a story about the Grim Reaper, is that the Devil?"
"Well, the Devil likes to kill people, but he is more than that."
Soon, I plan on starting with Adam and Eve and tell her the whole story. I don't know what her mother, (my granddaughter) will say, but she loves me and I love her so I think we can work it out.
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