I was talking to a fellow brother today, who stated that he had "the father/son talk" to his 18 year old son who was about to graduate from high school. He stated that you must let your son know who's boss. I told him that I disagree with his conclusion and I told him that all children aren't the same. Some children are rebellious and some are compliant. I told him that one child may be ready to move on in life at 18 years old, but many are not. My fellow brother stated that the "child must go out and get a job".
Here is a scenario for those of you who are compelled to follow this sort of thinking process:
For many years parents threw their children out at 18, now we have a housing boom and bust; inflation; a worldwide recession; unemployment tops 10%; its an employers market; the average 18 year old has no marketable job skills or financial education.
Now I would like to praise two other brothers who recently related two other thought processes which I agree with:
A. The 1st brother has two sons he described as lucky in that they found fields they loved early on and doors were opened up for them. This father's humble statement that he was proud of his two sons without attributing their successes to himself.
B. The 2nd brother said his two sons'-in-law hit hard times and he opened his home to their families. This father's compassion and recognition of an opportunity to share the LOVE of God with his adult children is putting action to his beliefs.
I hope the Lord sends others to speak into the first mentioned brother's heart. I'm sure other opportunties will arise for me to talk with him more.
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