![]() ![]() ![]() It is simple enough to make them scapegoats for our display of anger or impatience. ![]() If we continue in this fashion, we will always love or respect our kids conditionally, depending on how they act. We cannot say, “I would unconditionally love my kids if they would just behave!” This is not about demanding that our kids be deserving of love and respect by being lovable and respectable. I choose to be harsh, independent of the circumstances.Īs one parent admitted to me: “We tend to be Christlike when the kids are behaving and harsh when they are disobedient.” Most of us can identify, but we know this is a long way from unconditional love in fact it is the precise opposite. In other words, if I am unloving or disrespectful, it is not because of certain circumstances caused by others that make me react unlovingly or disrespectfully. There is no condition that causes me to be unloving or disrespectful. ![]()
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