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The Dad Dude

21 hours ago

The Dad Dude
See how well Julie and I have trained our kids? We have wondered why one of the twins who earlier this week, when picked up by his granny after school, refused first any pre-made meal of his choice at Checkers, then any flavour icecream at the Creamery, then asked if he could stay in the car when she drove him to her house, then declined to eat or drink anything at all once inside. Now realizing his error, he tells Julie, “Mommy you said YOU would pick me up, so when granny picked me up, I wondered if she was maybe … a FAKE granny, a stranger just pretending. I was starved and thirsty, but I thought she was trying to put me to sleep with sleeping medicine so she could steal me, so I ate nothing.” ... See MoreSee Less
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The Dad Dude

4 weeks ago

The Dad Dude
So Julie masterfully introduced her message at church this morning about “how God parents his kids” by speaking about three modes that parents use when dealing with their kids’ faults: Mode 1: Shaming: “How could you do something like this!” “Don’t be like those people.” Mode 2: Permissiveness: “You’re just a child, do what you will, you’ll be fine in the end.” Mode 3: Evocateuring: “This is not who you are.” “This is not what your life is about.” (Guess which one is God’s way of parenting us?)Anyway, afterwards she asks one of my kids who sat in her message what way he feels she most parents him. He says Mode 1. Ha! But then he re-assures her: “But don’t worry, next time you Mode 1 me, I will Mode 3 you back and remind you that you’re better than this.” ... See MoreSee Less
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