![]() Were they sometimes reactionary, or operating out of fear of man? Yes. They were often first-generation Christians, and certainly first-generation homeschoolers, and they were figuring it out as they went along. By and large, my friends and I had parents who loved us and truly wanted to raise us well. While I don’t want to minimize the experiences of my peers who had truly abusive parents, I don’t believe that was the case in most families, at least in my circles. As a parent now myself, I know I’m already (unwittingly) making decisions my children will someday have to forgive. I didn’t have terrible parents: they were (and are) great parents! But they are human, and therefore bound to make mistakes. Many of their other decisions had benefits I greatly appreciate–now even more than I did then. Some of those rules ended up having negative impacts on our family in the long-term. Like many (if not all) of you, I don’t agree with every decision my parents made. I was raised in a very conservative home. Every day that I parent, I am humbled as I face my own failures.Įvery day that I parent, I am more able to grant grace to my own parents for what I so often perceived as their failures.
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