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gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]Back-to-school season has a way of bringing out the best and worst in me. The best? I get organized and hyper-attentive to my kids. Good food, clean clothes, long conversations. The worst? I get organized and hyper-attentive to my kids. Neurotic micro-managing, over-thinking, and obsessive concern for them.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to watch your heart walk out the front door. And somehow when you mix love with a truckload of fear, and a few choice idols, you can morph into the worst version of yourself. So here\u2019s to hoping you\u2019ll learn from my mistakes as I share five of the worst attitudes I\u2019ve adopted in parenting.<\/p>\n<h4>Be Motivated by Shame<\/h4>\n<p>Late for carline again \u2014\u00a0I\u2019m such a terrible mom. And look at this car! Maybe I can stuff my purse with garbage while I\u2019m inching through line. Hurry! They\u2019re about to open the door! Ach, just missed it. Gosh, my family\u2019s disgusting \u2014 is that oatmeal in the cupholder? (Yes, it is.)<\/p>\n<h4>Pressure Your Kids to be Everything You Weren\u2019t<\/h4>\n<p>Oh my golly, did I just see <i>talent<\/i> in my child? This is so exciting! I was terrible at sports at his age! He could get a scholarship with that arm. He could become an Olympian. Quick, sign him up for some clubs. And city leagues. How much does it cost to install a home gym? Never mind, I already ordered it. It\u2019ll be here in two days.<\/p>\n<h4>Never Say \u201cNo\u201d to an Opportunity<\/h4>\n<p>I know these kids are exhausted, but if they miss the birthday party, they might not make friends, and then their self-esteem will suffer, and they might slip into depression, and we\u2019ll need a therapist, and my heart will just break when they end up in prison because they never made any friends in Kindergarten!<\/p>\n<h4>Shift the Blame Whenever Possible<\/h4>\n<p>My child did what?! (How mortifying. I feel like such a failure!) You know, it\u2019s probably not her fault. She probably started a water balloon fight in the cafeteria because the food isn\u2019t healthy. Sugar to the brain \u2014 what can I say? It\u2019s like heroin. We need to reform that cafeteria menu immediately. I\u2019ll start a committee.<\/p>\n<h4>Absorb Your Children\u2019s Problems<\/h4>\n<p>This is terrible. Why is God allowing my kids to suffer? Why does she have this learning disability? Why are his friends so mean? Why is life so hard for them? Sorry I\u2019m sobbing beside you, sweetie, I just feel so sad when you\u2019re sad! I just feel \u2014 can you hand me that tissue? \u2014 I feel so bad for you! It\u2019s okay. You don\u2019t have to console me. I\u2019ll make it through this.<\/p>\n<h4>Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n<p>Gosh, I love my kids. When I think about why I slip into each of these unhealthy attitudes, I see love gone askew. Love that\u2019s lost the framework of the gospel.<\/p>\n<p>If Jesus was made perfect through suffering, why would I assume God would grow my kids any other way (Hebrews 2:10)? Why would I work so hard to protect them from hardship? To excuse them from taking responsibility for their mistakes or ownership of their problems? Why would I model shame and hopelessness instead of faith in the steadfast love of God?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll admit it \u2014 I daydream about greatness for my kids. I imagine them scoring the winning point, crossing the finish line first, being chosen to give the opening speech at whatever event. Never once have I daydreamed about them being average, working really hard, making terrible grades anyway, and being picked last for the team. I don\u2019t like those images, but isn\u2019t that where character is actually forged? In the ordinary, painful, disappointing moments of life? The moments that teach us to persevere, to be humble, and to put our hope in Someone greater than ourselves?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so easy to buy into the lie that popularity and achievement are the fastest paths to happiness. But the Bible says the true path to happiness is narrow and difficult (Matthew 7:14). It\u2019s a path of suffering and pruning \u2014 a path that might wind its way directly into the principal\u2019s office at times, or onto the bench during the championship game, or behind the bleachers to cry. And if that\u2019s the place where Jesus takes our children\u2019s hands in His, it\u2019s more beautiful than the peak of any cheerleader\u2019s pyramid or the crown of any homecoming king.<\/p>\n<p>This school year, let\u2019s dial back the emphasis on achieving to make room for becoming. 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