Yes, I completely agree. Parents can’t blame themselves for their children’s choices. (I pondered that on an article about the prodigal child: https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/2015/01/dear-mom-prodigal-child.html ) But at the same time it does sadden me to watch parents allow their teens to do whatever they please. I’m still not ALL that far away from having been a teen and I know how much direction and guidance I needed from my parents, even though I didn’t always enjoy it. I hope and pray that our children’s teen years contain more joy than they do heartache. Thanks for commenting! (I’ll be sure to watch out for any articles you may write on parenting too. I appreciate so much the perspective of the parents who have been there and done that, but it seems like many bloggers these days are people like me who are still in the middle of figuring it out!)

Hi Emily,
I have an excerpt-only policy for syndicated content. What that means is you may post an excerpt of the post (the first paragraph or so) with a link to “read the full post here.” Hope that helps! Thank you!

I agree with that also, Rachel! Have you read my article on the Prodigal Son? https://www.imperfecthomemaker.com/2015/01/dear-mom-prodigal-child.html