Subject: How do you "honor" lying parents? |
Bible Note: If I did that it would give her another reason to do it again. As far as a "she said you said", my husband (her own son) has been there through all of this and he, too knows the truth. When he came forth and said that her story was incorrect, she said he was brainwashed (by me). It is difficult for me to believe that "honoring your father and mother" means to permit them to do and/or say whatever they want (as hurtful as it may be) in turn for my husband and I to apologize every time. This is our first year of marriage and we are setting boundaries - we don't want to advocate this type of behavior and provide a breeding ground for it to happen again and again. We have humbled ourselves many times by tolerating their hateful phone calls and interactions as we were trying to make peace with them by resolving this. God does know where our hearts are. Thank you for your advice and suggestions. |