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FEATURE<br />
MARCH/APRIL <strong>2018</strong><br />
SKGFUN.COM<br />
parents<br />
respecting<br />
n o t e a s y , v e r y r i g h t<br />
by sarah cnossen<br />
“ E a c h o f y o u i s t o r e s p e c t h i s<br />
m o t h e r a n d f a t h e r . . . ”<br />
L e v i t i c u s 1 9 : 3 a<br />
To begin, I believe it is worth<br />
saying that I am a wife and<br />
homemaker now, and no<br />
longer living under the<br />
authority of my parents. And,<br />
at the ripe age of five and<br />
twenty (quite possibly the<br />
eldest of our fabulous writers<br />
here at SKGfun), I can look<br />
back on my years in my<br />
parents' household with<br />
thankfulness for their<br />
encouragement, discipline,<br />
support, and love.<br />
Both my mother and father<br />
taught my three siblings and<br />
me respect from the start – be<br />
it opening doors for others in<br />
daughter), making eye contact<br />
when conversing, or putting<br />
away our books when company<br />
was visiting (no matter that<br />
you were at an amazing part of<br />
the story). But most<br />
importantly, we had to learn<br />
to respect them.<br />
I t i s n e v e r<br />
e a s y .<br />
They seem to NEVER allow us to<br />
do what we want to do. Or go<br />
where we desire. Maybe they<br />
are overbearing and<br />
overprotective. Perhaps they<br />
are controlling.<br />
kindness (whether son or S K G F U N | 4
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