In this life we have so many choices. Sometimes we make good choices and sometimes not so good . . .sometimes even rotten ones. I think that part of helping someone make a decision is being there for them and being trustworthy. I also think that part of living life is being able to make your own choices. That is part of why we're here on this earth after all---to see if we apply what we learn to our lives. It's impossible to always make good decisions, I mean, we can try our hearts out and make we best decisions we can, but we are all human. I think part of living life is being able to have the free agency to make choices without others telling you they are wrong just because the don't agree with the choice you make or think that they make better decisions for you. I can understand that a parent wants their child to make good decisions for several reasons: 1. They love their child. 2. They want what's best for their child. 3. They did their very best to teach their child so that they would not go astray. 4. They might get embarrassed if their child makes a poor decision feeling it reflects on them.
However there comes a time when parents need to be there for advice when their child asks for it, but cut the lines so that the child doesn't feel like they have to do everything their parents want or they are a horrible child. Let the child step out. Let them make their own decisions. The parent needs to trust themself, knowing that they really did all they could to teach their child and have faith that the child learned what was taught and will use that wisdom to make the decisions they have in their life.
Until later, MOPS
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