Love & Obligation

Parenting is really tough. The older your children get the tougher it gets and the tougher decisions made.

Have you ever thought of how much you love your child and how that love can be tested? Are there situations that can lead a parent to question their love for a child and wonder if they are to relate to them out of love or obligation as a parent?

It’s easy to say we love someone when they are saying and doing all the right things, but when they go contrary to our wishes, how do we relate to them.

Imagine if a child walks up to a parent and says they have converted to a different religion or prefer a different church and that child is still under your care.

Or if a child tells you they want to undergo gender reassignment surgery to change their sex, how will you relate to your child? Will you still love them as you did previously especially if that’s your only child.

Or your child says they won’t get married and you expect to have grandchildren.

Then imagine a single father or mother who has sacrificed a lot for their child and then she gets pregnant while in school or your son gets a girl pregnant and they insist he marries her.

How will you relate to that child? Will you still genuinely love them or provide for them out of obligation.

I’ll love to know your opinion on this post…