I have a confession to make. I am not a perfect parent. I’m sure you’re thinking, that’s obvious, no one’s perfect, but, I’m quite serious, there are many areas I wish to improve as a parent. Part of family discipleship is to show your kids that you are constantly striving to become more like Christ yourself, you have not arrived.
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I’m bringing this up because right now I’m reading Pitchin’ a Fit*, and we’re getting ready to start this as our book club in the Family Discipleship FB group. It’s an interesting read, what convinced me I needed this book was the introduction.
The author talks about a situation where his son had acted like a 10 year old and followed the directions, kind of. As Israel wrote out the situation I could visualize that exact same exchange going on in my house.
He never yelled or screamed at his son, he never threw anything, it’s not technically wrong because everything he said was completely true, but the words were harsher than they could have been.
As the scene goes on, he calls his son back and apologizes, and I recognize the scene because there’s been times I felt the same way.
The situation wasn’t the same, but the feelings were.
I’m inviting you to join me and all of the other parents in the Family Dsicipleship FB group as we discuss Pitchin a Fit.
I’m two chapters in and I have two pages of notes. Quotes I’ve written down, questions I want to discuss, and points I think are important to remember.
I thought I would enjoy the book a lot when I read the introduction, and then I read the first chapter, and wrote down five things I want to think on how to best apply them (I really liked the authors, both Israel and Brooke wrote it, suggestions for rethinking how you recharge).
Then I got to chapter two, and it was talking about if anger can ever be useful or if it’s okay, and they established their argument with scripture, and not two verses, no I think there was about 20 different verses quoted, I was highly impressed as they then went through the application of the rest of the verses.
I’m reading ahead to chapter three, and I’m sure before we start discussing I’ll have lots of things I want to hear opinions on.
I am not a perfect parent either. I guess nobody is. I am just doing what I can every day trying to keep long term view in mind.
Exactly, I think we make so many more mistakes when we parent in the short term.
My biggest struggle as a parent is being naturally messy but wanting to train my children to be better than me. I completely admit my hypocrisy to them and then smile sweetly as I ask them to tidy up their mess. Thank goodness for patient children!
Me too. Like you said thank goodness for patient children.
Whay?! I thought you were practically perfect in every way 😉
This sounds like a fun parenting book.
I wish, just like Mary Poppins.