I’ve wondered from time to time, especially since becoming a parent, how it is that even with the best of upbringings, people still struggle with the items on Neil’s list today: a sense of belonging, a sense of worth, and a need for control. Of course, it comes from a place of wanting my kids to be whole and prepared to handle life. It also comes from reflecting on my own inadequacies, and wondering where it was exactly I went wrong. Or my parents – I get to blame them, right? Oh, right. No.
It would seem that we all are lacking in these ways because of the nature of the relationship Adam and Eve had with God that was lost – that sense of loss has reverberated across all time, and hits us smack-upside-the-head even now.
It would also seem that as a parent, the best I can do is to give my kids all the love and nurturing I can, and then teach them about these deficiencies. Maybe junior high wouldn’t be such a tough time with the information that everyone is trying to fit in, and that nobody likes to feel helpless. Sure, it’s basic parenting, but I’m taking notes so I don’t forget in a few years.
I’ll let you know how it goes…
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