tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18946482.post1635805095775178060..comments2023-11-20T13:40:06.750-06:00Comments on Life On The Ledge <sup>©</sup>: Monday, MondayC. I. Maddoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10179906878058442041noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18946482.post-77717668290560356612015-08-25T11:38:04.453-05:002015-08-25T11:38:04.453-05:00She is a really good child. For the most part she ...She is a really good child. For the most part she doesn't really do anything bad. But we're at the stage when lying and hiding things and being disobedient is now something they're aware of and know is wrong. That's been a gray area for her I think until the last year. We've really talked about those issues and the consequences of them. <br /><br />We just had the conversation this past week about forgiveness and God not remembering what you did after you ask him to forgive you. It was funny because she just looked shocked. Later, she got in a bit of trouble and apologized and reminded me that it was gone now because God forgave her and that meant he forgot all about it. Cynthia I Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172830171634694240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18946482.post-88853121750811873982015-08-25T11:16:21.361-05:002015-08-25T11:16:21.361-05:00I'm sure it's hard for her to separate fro...I'm sure it's hard for her to separate from the fun Grandma she had wrapped around her finger when she was younger and the grandma who has taken on the mother role. She's a good child though and I'm sure she'll make it through this stage. When my kids were young I listened to Focus On The Family a lot. It really helped me with parenting. I also had a paddle and probably only used it a hand full of times. I never punished my children for foolish mistakes like spilling something or accidents that just happen. We are all human and make mistakes like that. What I did punish them for was willful disobedience. I always explained the scripture of honoring your mother and father, or lying or whatever the circumstance was. I also explained to them that not only did they sin against God's scripture but against Me and the hurt that God and I both felt from their sin. They got their spanking. We both cried because it was just as hard on me as it was on them. Then we got down and prayed and asked God to forgive our sin and our disobedience. It was then that we hugged and I showed forgiveness as God forgives us. I always hugged them and told them that I loved them afterward. Because I wanted them to know that I wasn't punishing them to be mean or because I hated them but because I loved them and wanted them to learn from their mistakes and that they are worthy of forgiveness. And just as God's forgiveness is, the slate was wiped clean. I still have that paddle to this day and my kids remember that I used it with love, not abuse. I'm very proud to say that I have good kids. So good that they seem to want to live at home forever. Lol! I feel like I'm still teaching them to be good adults and they are still teaching me to forgive others. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976339396242428428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18946482.post-64136900432196780552015-08-24T22:12:34.908-05:002015-08-24T22:12:34.908-05:00On occassion mom does forgetOn occassion mom does forgetvolsman79https://www.blogger.com/profile/07619740552399875596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18946482.post-33036693860058415462015-08-24T22:04:02.111-05:002015-08-24T22:04:02.111-05:00Bless her, yes, she's learning about that &quo...Bless her, yes, she's learning about that "other" grandma. That you're both. Can be a hard lesson but she'll know that you love her. <br /><br />chrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com