Saving your kids from pain today may increase your children’s pain tomorrow.
But how can that be true?
Unwarranted Pain
Have you ever noticed that many contemporary Christian songs have to do with the topic of pain? It seems that every other Christian artist is writing and singing about all the pain they are enduring. When we consider that these artists live in arguably the most blessed nation on the planet- where is all the pain coming from?
From what I can observe it stems from the thin skin that our politically correct culture has helped us develop over the years. Metaphorically speaking, our kids need some callouses to help overcome the pain caused by such thin skin. Give your kid responsibility and allow them to struggle through the natural consequences of life without always bailing them out. You will be a reliever of unwarranted pain in the long run.
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