Friday, April 06, 2007
Mean, Mean Mom
This afternoon Amanda asked me if she could go to her friend's church for a Good Friday celebration. I told her no, that I wasn't comfortable with that and she got REALLY mad at me, to put it lightly. I felt really bad because she thought I was just being mean to her but that wasn't it at all. And I didn't say no out of religious snobbery because that wasn't it either. When I was a kid I had an intense desire to learn about religion and would often ask friends if I could go to their churches with them. Unfortunately, I had some pretty scary and uncomfortable experiences by doing this. Experiences that I don't want my daughter to have. I know, having been to so many different churches, that she would be totally unprepared for what she may encounter. I'm not saying other churches are bad. I appreciate any church that loves God and teaches their people to live good lives. I just know that they sometimes go about it in a way that could be quite overwhelming for a child who has grown up L.D.S. I know Amanda saw me as a MEAN mom today but I hope someday she'll understand that it is because I am a CARING mom that I have to sometimes make decisions that make her upset.
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OH, that is the worst. It pierces my heart and soul when my kids get upset over something that I truly feel is for their own good. She will definitely understand someday. I know she'll be able to look back and appreciate that it was a decision made out of love.
Happy Easter!
I think we all can remember at least on time from our childhoods when we thought our parents were just being mean but can now look back and realize they just had our best interests in mind and faced with the same situation, we would do the same thing (kinda scary, huh? We're turning into our parents!). Don't worry, Amanda will get over it and one day she'll understand just as we did.
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