Even the best of parents are not perfect, Anna. Our children are unique spirits of our Heavenly Father who reach the age of accountability and have agency to choose how they will live. Although their inclinations may be influenced by the way they were raised, they make the choices -- Perhaps at this point all you can do will be to forgive yourself and love your grown children unconditionally.
AnnaMarch 23, 2015
I am reaping the consequences of my poor parenting and wish that there was some other way!
AnnaMarch 23, 2015
My children ARE grown and I am reaping the rewards of my bad parenting. What can I do now?
TimMarch 23, 2015
While the article is certainly interesting, and makes some good points, I think it overlooks the fact that no matter how good a parent you may be your children can still stray and be disobedient. I am pretty sure nobody will suggest that Heavenly Father is a bad parent, yet he still lost one third of the hosts of heaven to rebellion. For that matter Adam and Eve had children who turned out to be both righteous and wicked. Were they bad parents?
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PhilMarch 27, 2015
Even the best of parents are not perfect, Anna. Our children are unique spirits of our Heavenly Father who reach the age of accountability and have agency to choose how they will live. Although their inclinations may be influenced by the way they were raised, they make the choices -- Perhaps at this point all you can do will be to forgive yourself and love your grown children unconditionally.
AnnaMarch 23, 2015
I am reaping the consequences of my poor parenting and wish that there was some other way!
AnnaMarch 23, 2015
My children ARE grown and I am reaping the rewards of my bad parenting. What can I do now?
TimMarch 23, 2015
While the article is certainly interesting, and makes some good points, I think it overlooks the fact that no matter how good a parent you may be your children can still stray and be disobedient. I am pretty sure nobody will suggest that Heavenly Father is a bad parent, yet he still lost one third of the hosts of heaven to rebellion. For that matter Adam and Eve had children who turned out to be both righteous and wicked. Were they bad parents?
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