May 1, 2005
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Thanks to all that responded. The theme throughout many of the posts is this: Teens need to be respected. Adults/parents may not agree with what their teens are doing but they need to value their young people. It’s a normal process for children to grow into and out of the care of the parents. Many parents aren’t ready for their son or daughter to leave. Why? It could be because they’ve found security and their self worth in raising their child. That’s why serving the Heavenly Father is so important. When we attach to the confines of this earth we’re chaining ourselves to the temporary. When the temporary grows up the chains are still attached. Because the chain is still attached a teen may feel it’s his/her requirement to break that chain. And they will. That’s what I’m hearing from the teens. It’s tempting to address the words of teens and straighten them out but that’s not the solution. The solution is to understand beyond the words.
Randy
Comments (11)
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that was awsum!
that was really well-said
and i totally agree with you
AMEN! sometimes it’s like parents try to plan their childrens lives without realizing it. I beleive and it is hard to do.. but parents should let their kids make mistakes.. let them find out right or wrong without letting it go too far.
Very well said. But sometimes it can go too far in the other direction. Sometimes the teen needs to be told no. Or just have some type of parent type advice. Rather than the child basically raising themselves. And some parents are so blind. Children don’t always mean what they say. But sometimes they don’t have a choice in what they can say for fear of hurting their parents. As much as some try and resist the parental control, some teens want it, or just some type of mentoring figure. And the teen can feel so lost when it’s not there. When the adults are there with the titles as mother and father but it is just a show.
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