Posted on 10/02/2024 1:50:38 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Stand Up Parents!
YES!! Tough love
Of course, no one was getting robbed or beaten/harrassed, etc. Different times... Being bad was chewing gum or spit balls in school & juvenile pranks. Being really bad was smoking cigarettes.
“Wow, that was not true for us...late 50s/early 60s. Bicycles took us around a large part of the small town. Approx. 10,000”
That was me — the ‘50s / early ‘60s. Also in a small town with one stop light. Also had bikes, but we didn’t roam the area. Only the “bad kids” did that. “Mom, I’m going to Linda’s” or “the candy store”, etc.
Can you imagine seeing your kids there? Can you imagine the horror shame?
You work so hard trying to teach them right from wrong and in free will and genetics, they drop that on you.
Free will.
Jesus feels the exact same whenever you sourself sin, just the same.
He taught you better.
Time for repent and consequences. Jusus will always love you, and you your kids, but Justice balances Mercy.
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