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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Chesapapeake Brother Ordered by Date |
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1 | Help with rebellious college age duagher | Eph 6:4 | Chesapapeake Brother | 79230 | ||
I'm sort of trying to figure out how these threads work, so I hope this ends up in the right place. I am very open to the idea that I may have failed my daughter at some level that I am blind to. In such a case I will robustly ask for forgiveness. I have no problem with that. I have told my daughter "absolutely NO" only twice in her life. Once was when she wanted to go to a very liberal college in NYC that was completely self-directed. For her own career goals, I wanted her to get an undergraduate degree in a classical path as her long term goal is to get a Ph.D. from an ivy league University in some field in English and teach at university level. She did not fight me on that and goes to a very respectable secular liberal arts college. Her desire to live with any man (not dorm environment, but share apartment) is the second time I have said absolutely NO. It appears, at this point, that she has chosen to make this a line in the sand in which she probably has no intention of backing down. I think she considers my view of homosexuality as a sexual expression disobedient to God's revelation as moronic fundamentalism (I consider myself to be an evangelical, but certainly not a fundamentalist). As a health care professional, I have personally cared for many HIV patients in hospice programs and have always treated homosexuals with kindness and respect. I don't condone "fag hating" but refuse to see this as equivalent to a civil rights issue. Our family has always enjoyed close friendships with multi-cultural families, many of whom were some of my daughters chief playmates. In many ways, I am real confused right now. To answer an earlier question, I am providing my daughter with a college education so she will be able to make a living, care for herself, and hopefully give to others. Fortunately, I am in a position where I can afford to do this (though it is a stretch and a sacrifice.) Thanks for the input Michael |
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