@ I’ve cut off all contact. My husband tried talking to his parents about it, first his step mom tried to lie and then she went ballistic and started screaming. I refuse to deal with her or my FiL anymore. This is the first year I’m not going there for Christmas.
But it's also true that if the grandchild is under the grandparents' roof, then they are under their rules. The parents don't get to control everything the child does while they are under the grandparents' supervision. The same goes for teachers, pastors, coaches, etc. Parents shouldn't undermine the authority of other figures in their children's lives.
When we are young, we never truly see our parents; as we age, we can agree and disagree based on our understanding of the world. I look at everyone and see what Jesus said to love their neighbor as themselves self, even if they are different than me. Minister to your parents, and show them in the scripture. If you're walking in Jesus, you are in good council, so your parents overruling your authority isn't needed. But then I see this with people coming into a country based on Christian Values, too; the US was founded on freedoms based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. So those who are coming into the US illegally are looking to minister to Know Jesus because the prosperity of the country is based on the values Jesus promotes. The same holds true for Canada; why else would people seek to come to a country unless they need Jesus?
I wish I could have shown this to my in-laws 18 years ago
It’s even worse when they do it behind your back by saying inappropriate things to your kids to fracture the parent child relationship.
Those are grounds for walking away. Trust me you want to build a new healthy offshoot. I’m 7 years in
@ I’ve cut off all contact. My husband tried talking to his parents about it, first his step mom tried to lie and then she went ballistic and started screaming. I refuse to deal with her or my FiL anymore. This is the first year I’m not going there for Christmas.
But it's also true that if the grandchild is under the grandparents' roof, then they are under their rules. The parents don't get to control everything the child does while they are under the grandparents' supervision. The same goes for teachers, pastors, coaches, etc. Parents shouldn't undermine the authority of other figures in their children's lives.
When we are young, we never truly see our parents; as we age, we can agree and disagree based on our understanding of the world. I look at everyone and see what Jesus said to love their neighbor as themselves self, even if they are different than me. Minister to your parents, and show them in the scripture. If you're walking in Jesus, you are in good council, so your parents overruling your authority isn't needed.
But then I see this with people coming into a country based on Christian Values, too; the US was founded on freedoms based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. So those who are coming into the US illegally are looking to minister to Know Jesus because the prosperity of the country is based on the values Jesus promotes. The same holds true for Canada; why else would people seek to come to a country unless they need Jesus?
3:13 , that's when grandparents don't get to see the kids anymore