In loving our children, we’ve gone overboard and allowed disrespect
“Itold my mother-in-law that she needs to call before showing up. I told her I will not be subject to surprise visits from anyone, least of all her.”
The world of relationships has changed significantly in the last decades. It’s no longer acceptable to mistreat or disrespect children, to abuse our adult power. This much-needed change has resulted in parent-child relationships that are friendlier, healthier, and more positive for both parent and child. Yes, we’ve come a long way.
But in some regards, we’ve also come a long way from Torah. In our efforts to behave more appropriately toward our children, we have often neglected our responsibility to ensure that they behave appropriately toward us as well.
The determiner of “appropriateness” is the Torah. It’s the Torah that demands that children ask their parents, rather than inform them: “Mommy, can I please stay up a few more minutes to finish reading my chapter?” instead of, “I’m not ready for bed yet, I need to finish reading my chapter.”
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