Raising a criminal, or an honest citizen?

Hi Fixerupper and welcome to my lot. We all try to do the best for our children. All we can do is live a good Christian life and let the children see how happy life can be with Christ in their lives. We can't go around beating the truth in our childrens heads but we should discipline them. It says in the bible to spare the rod is to spoil the child. I think it means by this that we should correct our children when they do wrong. We don't have to do this when we are mad not a good time to discipline then when mad. We should explain why they shouldn't do something instead of just expecting them to know what we are thinking. I thank God my children are all grown and doing well. I was raised knowing and loving The LORD. I wasn't taught the truth about Gods word but it drew me to a man that can teach Gods word the way it should be taught. Chapter by chapter verse by verse. http://www.shepherdschapel.com/index.htm

I thought I raised my kids rather well. However, my son has one serious conviction that I will not go into. When caught out in what he had done he held his head in his hands and sobbed. "Mom, you raised me better than this." He is paying the consequences and will for some time. He will always have a record.

I feel like I am a good parent. My children know right from wrong and what respect is. Even though we teach these things in life you never know what your child is going to grow up to be like. I love my kids and would always suppoet them but I will also make sure that they pay for their wrong doings. But I know it is not all my fault for their decisions.

As far as my being a parent is concern,I have done my job. My daughter is starting to have a life of her, and she's on the way of being a good citizen, knows to abide rules and laws, knows her faith and her role as a human being. My husband and I had taught her all we have learned from our parents, tried to live by examples all the virtues she was taught to,we had shared her our culture, traditions and belief and hope when the time comes, she will pass it to her children what we had taught her.Until we left this world, we'll be the parents God had made.