Guarding Against False Dilemma Traps: Nurturing BOTH Truth AND Love in Your Adoptive/Blended Family
In our journey as second moms, we often find ourselves bombarded with choices that seem to demand we pick one side or the other.
These either-or scenarios, often referred to as false dilemmas, can be limiting and harmful. They present us with the illusion that we must choose between two opposing paths, neglecting the nuanced possibilities that exist when we allow love and truth to coexist. Let us dig into this topic, exploring why it is essential to guard against false dilemma traps for the sake of our family's well-being.
“BECAUSE I CANNN…!!”
I vividly remember those words coming from my teenage daughter as I questioned her about her motivation for something she had done.
Not the words of someone who is open to a reflective dialog or reasoned conversation.
And that was that.
MOM ROLE QUESTION:
When you think about your mom role I want you to ask yourself — and you can journal about this and pray over it but ask yourself — What do you realistically want your mom role to be like, and what do you think is standing in the way?
I’d like you to get a notebook, journal or pad of paper for a journaling exercise today about how you envision your role as mom in the current season or the season that’s right around the corner. What obstacles are you currently running up against?
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