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Cal · 03-14-2018, 11:06 AM

A couple of years ago I was to pick my boys up at a high school football game. I specifically told them when and where to meet me and they were nowhere to be found. After about fifteen minutes I managed to find them. I chewed them out all the way home in a very angry fashion. The next day I apologized, telling them I had no excuse to act that way. But some damage was done. A few weeks later I asked my older boy to go to a high school playoff game with me. He said that he had no taste for going to football games because of what happened (and he's a football player!). I apologized again and begged him to forgive me and come, and he eventually did go with me.

I think the Lord has healed them both, but I know they will never forget what happened, and I don't mean for the good. I learned a hard lesson from that. Be careful what you say to your kids. Some things are hard to take back. Thankfully, I've always believed in apologizing to my children when I know I am wrong.

I wonder if Noah did.

03-14-2018, 11:06 AM	#140
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,330	Re: From a concerned parent A couple of years ago I was to pick my boys up at a high school football game. I specifically told them when and where to meet me and they were nowhere to be found. After about fifteen minutes I managed to find them. I chewed them out all the way home in a very angry fashion. The next day I apologized, telling them I had no excuse to act that way. But some damage was done. A few weeks later I asked my older boy to go to a high school playoff game with me. He said that he had no taste for going to football games because of what happened (and he's a football player!). I apologized again and begged him to forgive me and come, and he eventually did go with me. I think the Lord has healed them both, but I know they will never forget what happened, and I don't mean for the good. I learned a hard lesson from that. Be careful what you say to your kids. Some things are hard to take back. Thankfully, I've always believed in apologizing to my children when I know I am wrong. I wonder if Noah did.