In this episode, Claire and Denise participate in a pottery class while Cliff and a co-worker plan an annual benefit for the hospital. The co-worker is having problems with his daughter – she is in rehab for the third time - and becomes emotional when he observes Cliff and Claire’s relationship with Denise. He encourages Cliff to always appreciate his family.
When our children are young, we have more control over their choices. Even when they make “bad choices,” the consequences usually involve a few tears, a band-aid or a broken toy. As our children get older, we have increasingly less control and their “bad choices” have increasingly more serious consequences…poor grades, loss of friends, drug addiction, unwanted pregnancy, DUI, and so on. “Bad choices” are not always a reflection of bad parenting. We can do all of the right things and sometimes our kids will do the wrong thing. What can we do? Build trust when they are young, surround them in prayer, stay relevant with their interests, remain informed about their friends, keep in contact with their teachers, listen rather than lecture…and appreciate them daily.
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