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From:	Punkinelly (71.97.149.166)
Subject:	I agree with you...
Date:	May 4, 2008 at 5:00 am PST

In Reply to: potty mouth help posted by chastidy on May 3, 2008 at 4:21 pm:

...so here is what I think about the whole thing:

First of all, you cannot control what other people do around your
kids. You have spoken to your sil about this, so you have 2 options
when dealing with her. One is to limit the time you and your
children spend with her and her kids. The other is to just make
sure to remind your own children and dish out punishments when
they disobey you.

Second, while this is important as all parts of holy living are, try not
to make it trump everything else. Don't be so afraid of this one
thing that it causes you to be ungracious or unloving to others. I
don't know that you are--I just think you should keep it in mind
since you are the only one who can gauge that.

Last, you cannot control your children's environment completely.
You need to trust the the Lord will work in your children. Of
course, you protect them from things, but also remember that if
you are teaching them about the Lord and loving and serving Him,
they will grow in strength and wisdom, too. They have to learn to
put their faith into practice, too.

As for that sil, if you feel like your children are in more danger
physically or spiritually than they are able to handle, that is a
reason to avoid them. But let your children learn to be gracious of
others who sin. They will want the same grace extended to them
when they sin.

I hope this helps,

Mary

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