The Words

When I was growing up and even now I will not say words like crap, shut up, your stupid, pissed off and so on in front of my parents. The only time I every heard my dad say the D word or Hell is if I was in super big trouble (like when I smoked in my room while I was grounded for missing curfew). I only heard him say words like that maybe a hand full of times while I growing up. I never was big on using Gods name in vein. I don't want to make my parents mad. It's a respect thing.

My kids on the other hand, wow some of the things they say in front of me, I am amazed. I usually blow it off thinking that I am just glad they don't hide much from me. I usually don't say anything to them and sometimes I will just say don't say that, but they usually say it again later anyways. I now am thinking that It is a lack of respect for them to use bad language in front of me. I don't want them to start hiding things from me, but I am ready for them to clean it up. And its not just what they say but sometimes the things they listen to on their ipods and stuff have really bad language as well. It doesn't seem to bother them that I can hear it.

A couple of days ago we were looking for a new dryer (our sensor went out the day after Christmas, great timing. Right?). We went to about 3 different stores to shop for the best prices. Brock was at work and the other four kids came with us. As we were leaving the first store something was said, I don't remember exactly what it was, something about getting out of a tight spot. We were talking about the parking spot I think and I hear Blake say "that's what she said" . I was like excuse me!!! You are 12 years old. What is that supposed to mean? " Blake, do you even know what you are saying?" " No, Mom its just a joke you say after someone else says something." Well I don't think its really very nice, really...I would have never...
Just a few minutes ago I am reading my book while the boys are playing a video game and listening to Brock's ipod and I hear the F word. He knows its on the song and its like no big deal to him. Really??...

Guess I know what I will be talking to them about tonight before we go to bed. .. It is important to me to keep pounding into their heads that as believers in Christ we MUST be set apart from the rest of the world. We are expected to live lives that point in the direction of Jesus Christ.

Col 3:8 But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these : anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

1 Peter 2:17 Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

here's to my dad.