(Sorry it has been a while since I posted. I have been busy with my dad who has been sick. The rest of the Twelve Terrific Times to Talk coming soon!)
#8:
Daddy Talks
When
our “little boys” were tweens, we wanted them to learn about/hear about
sensitive things from their daddy—not from Sunday school teachers, youth
leaders, movies, television, or peers! It was about that time that we
instituted “daddy talks”—times in which the boys (one at a time or in pairs
since they were close in age) would sit down and talk with Ray about these
types of things. We called it “daddy talks”—and they knew that if they ever had
questions or heard things, etc., they could call a “daddy talk” and Ray would
be available. (Have I mentioned here how crucial our
availability for our kids really is??)
I can remember that we started going to a
different church about the time one of our boys was eleven and going into sixth
grade. At this particular church, there was a special class that took place for
that age kids—boys went into one and girls went into another for a couple of
weeks to learn about “the birds and the bees” and purity. A boy at church told
Josiah that he had to go to the “sixth grade” class---that all kids at church
had to if they wanted to go to Royal Rangers. Josiah puffed his chest up,
marched right up to that boy, and said, “I don’t have to go to that class. I
have “daddy talks”! Too cute!
Sweet
stories aside, there was (and continues to be) something powerful in a
young boy’s life when he has “daddy
talks.” Something about those talks and that availability keep that boy from
straying too far—keep his heart in check and his activities and motives pure.
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