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it. It's no big deal. If the answer is yes then do
something -- make an issue of the situation. I would
also want to learn to trust in the knowledge that "God is
indeed in control and knows what He's doing -or
allowing- even when we don't!" But then these things
come with maturity and I don't know that maturity can
come without experiencing life and its mistakes first.
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Kathy Lacefield, Jacksonville, Arkansas
I would start my married life free from living
dominated by my mother, and put myself in a life for my
husband and myself. I would teach my husband how to
take his part in the home and in taking care of his
children. We would have family Bible times together.
We would listen to our children before making
judgments. I would help my husband learn that
teenage mistakes must be met with love and work and
not run from them saying they have disgraced me
regardless of their mistakes. It takes love of both
parents to help children become good Christians.
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Sallie Dawson, Sulphur Springs, Arkansas
I'd have paid more attention to aide{_ family members.
I'd be assured very early in life that I was okay and that
I had no apologies to make to anyone. I'd learn early
that I'm saved by God's grace and I'd live in that
Blessed Assurance; I'd realize all families are uniquely
dysfunctional; I would not be afraid of my children and
think any little thing would harm their psyches. I'd stand
for everything right and good and wise and let the chips
fall where they may. I'd bring family problems to a head
and demand solutions, not hope for them. I'd learn to
speak in public earlier. I'd learn what worship is earlier.
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Gail Tomlinson, Senatobia, Mississippi
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