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From TODAY, Voices Monday December 1, 2008   By Dr James Dobson   Most parents wouldn’t put up with sarcasm from their kids. But do we hold ourselves to the same standard?   A sarcastic sense of humour may seem funny to many adults, but kids aren’t always able to distinguish a joke from an insult. Parents who tease their kids could be doing irreparable harm – often without realising it.   Imagine a boy coming home with a report card of straight As. One father may say, “Great job, Jim. You’re a bright boy.” And the words would make a lasting impact on his son.   But another father may try to be funny, and say something like: “Wow, Jim, you’re not as dumb as I thought.” He knows it’s a joke, and so does his son, but does he really see it as a compliment?   Sarcasm may have its place, but not in the home.   The world is tough enough. What kids need is a ...

PAY ATTENTION TO THE P.S. at the end. This can really make you think. It actually made me really mad while I was reading it, but it made me realize some things. Plus, I had to send it because of the P.S. This is deep... and I wasn't going to forward or share it, but that last line... you'll see.     A LETTER TO YOU FROM SATAN I saw you yesterday as you began your daily chores. You awoke without kneeling to pray. As a matter of fact, you didn't even bless your meals, or pray before going to bed last night. You are so unthankful, I like that about you. I cannot tell you how glad I am that you have not changed your way of living, Fool, you are mine. Remember, you and I have been going steady for years, and I still don't love you yet. As a matter of fact, I hate you, because I hate God. He kicked me out of heaven, and I'm going to use you as long as possible to pay him back. You see, Fool, GOD LOVES YOU and HE has great plans in sto...

From TODAY, Voices Friday November 28, 2008   By Dr James Dobson   Last summer, I was in a picturesque little village called Garmish in southern Germany, and I happened to notice a small monument erected in memory of the young men who died in World War I.   There on a bronze plaque were the names of boys who actually lived in that beautiful village and who suffered, bled, and died for their country. About 20 men were listed, along with their ranks and dates of death. I stood reading those names and wondering what stories they concealed and what their losses meant to the loved ones waiting in that little town.   Then I walked around to the other side of the monument and saw another bronze plaque listing the dead from World War II, and something jumped out at me. Many of the last names were the same. The young men who had lost their lives in that first war had left behind boys who grew up and died in the next conflagration. It also meant ...

From TODAY, Voices Thursday November 27, 2008   By Dr James Dobson   It never has been easy to raise children, but the environment in which they’re growing up today has become much more dangerous.   Yesterday’s families didn’t have to worry about drugs, sexual molesters and kidnappers. When I was a child in the 1950s, my folks were more concerned about a disease called “polio”. As a 10-year-old, I moved freely around my hometown. If I was half-and-hour late coming home to dinner, the Dobson household was not seized by panic.   But how things have changed. Now, we worry about our children playing in the void deck. What concerns me is how we’re forced to tell our children about it. What does it do to the emotional apparatus of children to be warned about unspeakably horrible monsters that lurk in their neighbourhoods, waiting to kill or molest them or drag them away from their parents forever? It’...