Posted on 03/17/2017 12:30:57 AM PDT by American72
Lady jane, you must not have children. Yes, they make snide remarks they say they hate you etc. Big deal..Like the other poster said, they are gauging the reaction, trying to get under the parent’s skin. The parent giving a lot of emotion and reaction will just cause it to happen more frequently.
What makes someone a liberal is having a favorite sin. We are all sinners, but it is our calling as Christians to reject sin in all its forms, always repenting and returning to the love of God. If we willfully let anything stand between us and the love of God, i.e. sin, then our conscience goes a little nutty, it has to be smothered by a false morality a false theology. Hence liberalism.
Your son is a “liberal” because he has been swindled by sexual immorality, enjoying the marriage good outside holy matrimony. He will remain trapped by liberalism until he repents.
You will be in our prayers. God bless you for your focus on what is most important
One of the values he’s rejecting is your hard work in your business. When he comes begging for money (and he will) tell him in no uncertain terms that he has to work for it just like you did. He’ll hate you in the short term, but maybe it will get through to him that life isn’t free handouts from mom and dad.
“Where is he moving? Does he have a full-time job? “
He is moving to Atlanta for a six month paid internship. If he does well they will hire him full time. Some sort of “growth associate” aka marketing/sales for a company.
He’s never done anything in marketing or sales so we will see how he does. But yes, I imagine the first real 40 hour paycheck he gets with all those taxes taken out will shock him.
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I can’t imagine what would have happened to me if I made a snide remark to either of my parents.
Excuse me, care to elaborate?
Yeah, kookie when Christians say other Christians aren’t Christian eyeroll
The best thing for you and JR. is for him to begin his new life 800 miles away. You have to let go. The only way he’s gonna get back to his roots is to fall flat on his face.
It’s the prodigal son story only with ideology as the lure instead of wine, women and song.
You are not alone. The more you push on him, the more he will strike an oppositional pose.
Best to go to PragerU.com and gently share a video with him and ask him if he can show you where it is wrong. Dennis Prager talks every day on his show about college indoctrination. Just be there, love your son, and don’t get into politics from opposing sides.
A parent’s words are like water on a rock. They appear to do nothing. But over time, they actually do shape the rock.
Go to PragerU and watch some videos and find one to start with, to share with him. Good luck. Remember that the Amish allow their young adult kids to go on a couple “rumspringa” years, where they are free to try non Amish life and anything they want. 80% come back to the fold.
He’s young and foolish. You raised him right, but he’s at the age of becoming his own man. Eventually he should come back around. Continue to let him know you love him and accept him even if you disagree, and that you respect him. Most importantly pray he matures in wisdom sooner than later.
Yeah, kind of funny how some people seem to think Christianity is defined by their own auspices.
Not your fault so don’t feel guilty.
God gave us Free Will, even the ignorant amongst us.
Oh yeah, make sure you have a Family Trust set up and he is cut off completely from anything and everything you worked and sacrificed for during your Lifetime.
Don’t reward ignorance out of a sense of loyalty to Family or self imposed Guilt.
You can only do your best and it sounds like you did.
Just my $.02, your Mileage may vary.
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