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Aug 11 2009

Compasses

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Training our kids to live according to the compass of Reality is difficult. It is NOT the path of least resistance, to be sure! It is the nature of kids of all ages, and particularly teens, to fight against the compass of Reality and cling to the compass of Fantasy. And our postmodern culture can [...]

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Aug 06 2009

Expectations

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Life is hard. I have to work when I don’t feel like it. Things don’t always go the way I want. Crisis comes with pain and devastation. Sometimes I do the right things and still do not see a reward for my efforts. I don’t get to make many of the rules in life. Others [...]

Tags: adolescence, compasses, culture, freedom, HOPE, parenting, personal responsibility, teens

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