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Um, he's been bishop for 6 years. But I'm talking about the concept of being grateful for a dad like that more than I'm talking about this individual.
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07-15-2008, 09:01 PM | #13 |
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Maybe he's grateful that his dad works hard, and takes on responsibilities to serve. All good things in moderation.
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I cant remember a recent talk wherein people who work incredible hours were lionized.
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You should always be grateful for a parent that tries to be a good one. WHy wouldn't you teach a child to be grateful? Would you teach them to despise th eold man for being at church on Sunday and at work M-F? Maybe they are all happy with it.
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If dads didn't spend so much time at work, how could they find the time to surf the Internet and post on CougarGuard and other important stuff.
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If I did that, I would make less money and my wife would have to work. Nothing wrong with that if that is what you have to do, but we consider it well worth the time sacrifice on my part, and frankly the financial hardship it has been at times, to have her at home. If I am a guy working those hours, sacrificing time with my children so that I know my wife can be with them full time, then maybe I am entitled to have my children be taught to appreciate it. On the other hand, I have seen many guys who more or less hide out at work and in callings. I believe it is this very thing, which was much more common culturally in my grandparents generation, which led the church to start doing family home evening. I really believe that this program was designed as much as anything to force dads to spend time with their kids. I think it really just depends on circumstance. I would not sacrifice time with my kids beyond what I do now and I am not in the neighborhood of what you are describing with this bishop. I don't believe I would accept that calling with the work schedule he has, but I do think these things are tough to judge. All a kid knows is that dad isn't there. I don't think it is inappropriate for his folks to focus him on what is positive about what dad is doing. Should they teach him to be bitter and resentful?
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I think cooperative parenting is embraced by the LDS culture. In fact I would argue that is the design that any church leader professes. Whether or not it is implemented is another thing. And whether or not work and callings impede that implementation is subjective as well. I think there are some irrespective of these obstacles that are able to do this.
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I tend to think it says something about our litigous society more than parenting techniques.
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