The Lazy Homeschoolers- Irresponsible Homeschoolers!
January 10, 2009
I would venture to guess anyone that actually reads my blog/website does so because they take their job of parenting seriously and want to raise responsible adults.
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Our family has suffered the heartache of a wayward child. I PROMISE you, there is little that hurts more than for a Christian parent to have their child turn their back on everything you've taught them, because we know without Christ and walking in obedience will bring.
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Our son returned home Christmas Eve 
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Whether a child leaves home physically or emotionally at any age before it is time (read in teenage rebellion), it is tough! They can still be in your home and reject/fight everything you are wanting to pour into them. Even worse, they can be submitting on the outside but rejecting in the inside. That's another topic.
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As I stated yesterday our culture's favorite game is the blame game. Few people, children AND adults, take responsibility for their actions. Everyone is justified…ugh! Well, it's been the same story since the beginning of time, "God the woman YOU gave me made me eat of the fruit."
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The following 2 articles were written about homeschoolers, BUT they apply to everyone. In the end, EVERYONE is responsible for himself!
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These articles are the BEST that I have read on this topic! Take some time this weekend and read them, I know they will encourage you even if you do not homeschool, because the principles are the same. If you have not experienced rebellion in your home…well… I'd like to know your secret: and be cautious, because everyone will deal with it in one form or another.
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Comments (3)
This is very true. Some people will blame their parents for their irresponsibility no matter how permissive or strict their parents are/were because they do not want to make it theirs.
It is a sobering thought, and I am trying to *remember* this while my little boys are still little and cherish their
innocence while it lasts.
Praise the Lord your son has returned home! I have a friend who has just recently experienced the same things with her son, and I will send her over here for a read!
This really helps me, as I have been dealing with just the very thing. I, too, am sensitive about publicly writing about our ordeal, as it is our son’s story, too. Our son, too, has come home, just before Thanksgiving. It was a tough time. My husband is a pastor, and resigned his church over it. I have been beating myself up. My son, thankfully, acknowledges his responsibility in this and is not blaming us, the public school, the neighborhood kids, or the Bible college he went to. So, that is a mature sign. He still needs sanctification, though, because the world still holds a dazzle for him, even though he has stopped sinning, works hard to put himself through trade school, calls home every night, and attends church regularly. Thank you for this post.
Also read the parts one and two. What sensitive posts. Thank you.