Family Issue:

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by n david

Not to worry you, but Will and Jada Smith had some interview years ago where they talked about allowing their children the type of approach your ex-wife is doing with your son.

Have you seen Jaden Smith?

Oh, I'm worried. Things like this don't happen when he's at my house. We have shared parenting, so I have him half the time. At my home we pray, church. My lady-love has a 9 year old little girl, so we have an entirely different set of concerns with her as it relates to being unsupervised. When outside the kids are only allowed in the backyard for periods of time and we check in on them regularly. They are also allowed on the front porch. We don't let them roam the neighborhood. So, these kinds of things never happen when he's with us.

[Aquila]

As we speak, my son and his friends are cleaning up the mess they made. The have also faced the owners of the properties they defaced, apologizing while looking them in the eye.

While this cuts into my time with him, I'm not going to take him away from his mom's and allow him to get out of doing the clean-up work. I'll also see to it that he is back at mom's tomorrow to finish the clean-up.

[allstate1]

My son is 16 and frankly I would be more worried about a boy who didn't get into some kinda trouble.

[shazeep]

ya, it's all relative, though. Tagging is better than pregnant, i guess

[n david]

Originally Posted by shazeep

ya, it's all relative, though. Tagging is better than pregnant, i guess

If Aquila's SON gets pregnant...

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by allstate1

My son is 16 and frankly I would be more worried about a boy who didn't get into some kinda trouble.

Please elaborate.

[houston]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Please elaborate.

you really don't want to know

[shazeep]

[shazeep]

i'd say provide him a direction in line with his qualities, and support that. however time goes the quickest for him, etc, and instill some sense of purpose maybe. idle hands, and all that.

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by Cracker Barrel

Brother,
I could take this a whole kinda different ways...
But, let me just take this oppertunity to say, this sounds to me a lot like God's plea to every child of God to get under the protection of a God fearing, Holiness loving, Pastor. That will watch for your soul.

Hebrews 13:17
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls.....

Thank you, I will use this down the road, when a saint tells me they've outgrown their need for their pastor. When they say all those rules and restrictions aren't necessary.

Jeremiah 3:15
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.....

Sincerely,
Elder Barrel

Please explain what role a pastor could play in this situation other than to pray. I am not sure I would even share this with my pastor.