Someone responded to this cartoon “And his Mother would probably do it” But actually the right answer is much more likely to be: “And his Mother would do it happily and she would look forward to each trip”.
In a sense Mothers are NUTS. They are willing to give all they have to see their children happy. They are willing to sacrifice themselves, go the extra mile, maybe twenty if necessary?
I wonder if it would not have been easier if God introduced Himself as the Heavenly Mother. Would it not be much easier to understand the grace and love of God if it was associated with a Mother? I know that when we talk about the gender of God that God made Man and Woman in His images. That our understanding of God is sometimes flawed because we see God predominantly as male, God is so much more!
The second thing that struck me in this cartoon was how Calvin assumed the role of his mother was to make life easier for him. Do all his dirty work and be contended with this. Where in your life would you find somebody NUTS enough to be willing to make these sacrifices for self righteous and unthankful people? I can only think of Mothers and God.
Thank God for Mothers.
Ek het die kermis die afgelope Saterdag as teleurstellend gevind. Stalletjies was power, behalwe die juweliersware stalletjies. Ander was regtig nie op standaard. Voel of dit net op die kinders gemik is. Het geensins gevoel gehad van samehorigheid ens. nie. Soos 'n vreemdeling gevoel. Kan die stalletjies nie meer "upper class" wees nie. Ons is tog regtig nie 'n arm gemeenskap hier nie.
ReplyDeleteStem saan, Wie wil nou bv. iemand anders se junk koop. Hoekom nie kyk hoe doen Lourensford plaas sy stalletjies een keer 'n maand nie. Interessante kosse om te koop en te eet ens. Nee wat, kan beter my tyd spandeer as om die kermis by te woon.
ReplyDeleteAgge nee julle twee. Dit is alles vir 'n goeie doel. Vir die kerk om bietjie geld in te samel en vir die mense van die gemeente om lekker saam te kan kuier. Daar is baie ander stalletjies waarna 'n mens kan gaan as jy upper class geld wil gaan spandeer. Raak weer bietjie kind en kyk hoe die kinders hulle gate uit geniet. Almal in die gemeente is nie meer upper class soos voorheen nie. Ek kan daarvan getuig. Daar het baie in baie mense se lewens verander a.g.v. dinge wat hulle nie beheer oor het nie. Julle sal verbaas wees hoeveel arm mense daar onder julle oë in die gemeenskap is. Ons het dit baie geniet. Dit is seker wat 'n mens self daarvan maak wat afhang of jy dit gaan geniet of nie. Volgende jaar sal ons weer daar wees en ek weet ons gaan weer 'n baie lekker tyd hê.
ReplyDeleteOn the other side, fathers are also willing to give up everything to make there children happy. Both mothers and fathers are born in sin. Both mothers and fathers have hormones. Both mothers and fathers have emotions. These types of generalized comments as if "only mothers .." or "only fathers" are typically what drives millennials away from the church. Because these are the generation who have become enlightened enough to know that abuse from mothers and fathers comes in approx equal shares and they want pure honesty about everything. They know that Cinderella's stepmother is alive and well. Yet the church is stuck on this notion that only men are born in sin (except at birth). I base this on specific words coming from the mouth of a millennial. Others may feel differently. Please go to www.fathersforlife.org for scientific statistics that proof that the safest place for a child is with his biological father.
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PEDRIATRICS Vol. 100 No. 5, November 1997
Dr. Southall et al.
The report describes the finding of a surveillance of 38 mothers, one stepfather, and one grandmother, of their interactions with children in U.K. hospitals, children who were suspected to be under risk of losing their lives at the hands of their "parents."
The survey revealed that in 33 out of the 39 cases, right in the hospital where the video surveillance took place, the monsters who we consider caregivers, attempted to kill or seriously injure their children.
Abuse was revealed in 33 out of 39 cases.
Intentional suffocation was observed in 30 cases.
Amongst the types of abuse were: poisonings (with disinfectant or anticonvulsant); a deliberate fracture; and other emotional and physical abuse.
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Abuse was inflicted without provocation and with premeditation and, in some instances, involved elaborate and plausible lies to explain consequences.
PS: I can here some people in the church complain about the legality of these illegal video surveillance.
You cannot change something unless you admit it. It is not always nice to focus on the negative, but sometimes we need to.
2/4/10 20:00
Even before the implementation of VAWA in 1994, children from fatherless homes accounted for:
ReplyDelete• 63% of youth suicides. (Source: US Dept. of Health & Human Services, Bureau of the Census).
• 71% of pregnant teenagers. (Source: US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
• 90% of all homeless and runaway children.
• 70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes (Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Special Report, Sept. 1988)
• 85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders. (Source: Center for Disease Control).
• 80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger. (Source: Criminal Justice & Behavior, v. 14, p. 403-26, 1978).
• 71% of all high school dropouts. (Source: National Principals Association Report on the State of High Schools).
• 75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers. (Source: Rainbows for all God`s Children).
• 85% of all youths sitting in prisons. (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992).
There can be little doubt these statistics have worsened since these studies were done as the numbers of single mothers and fatherless children continues to multiply.
Interesting statistics. I wonder why mothers of 40yrs+ ago were able to handle 8 children, but today many loose control with 3 children or less?
ReplyDelete@anonymous, I think Radical feminism (the goddess that wants to be worshipped) has given women sub-consciously a license to go out of control through the sub-conscious message that "all emotional reactions are okay" because women are "emotional beings". But fact is, men are also emotional beings. That may explain why 40+ years ago most mothers behaved differently, since 40+ years ago characteristics such as "self-control" was applicable to both men and women - now it is in many women's minds
ReplyDeleteonly applicable to men.