How do you go about protecting your children from hurtful people that disapprove of you?
Specifically: gossipy, holier than thou, nose in the air women from church that have approached my children (during CHURCH!) and told them that they are going to hell because their mother is a whore. Obviously, the children are very upset. How can I help them?
And.. while I’m NOT a whore in any form of the word, I did make a mistake..actually, two mistakes, and they’ll be born in June or July. BUT, I’m owning up to that, it’s not the babies’ fault I had sex… and I’m not flaunting it. How do I put that in "kid speak"??
These women need to mind their own businesses.
Nothing you did or do has anything to do with them.
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those people are horrible! find a different church, look for one with a more contemporary service. The poeple are different at those kind of churches.
Are you KIDDING me???? I would confront these nosy, good-for-nothing women and tell them to mind their own business and stop being evil to children!!!! That is UNACCEPTABLE.
Well you for sure are going to heaven! Just because you didn’t cause bodily injury to them after saying that to your kids! Depending on the kids age, explain that they are the people that are wrong, you don’t get a free pass to heaven to for saying mean things to people. Also, be sure to talk to your priest, pastor or whatever the case may be.
Find a church where people behave like Christians. I don’t know what in the world you’ve done or that they think you’ve done, but you need to talk to the pastor. If you are living in a way that is displeasing to God, that is not the way to correct you. If you aren’t, then these women should be doubly ashamed and someone needs to take them to task for being so abominably.
You go to a different church…you tell your children these people have lost their way and say a blessing that they find love, and get the f*#k away from them on the double!!!! That is not the a church of god, and they sound like they serve themselves.
You protect your children by not putting them in that environment. period.
WOW. I have zero tolerance for stupid people. Church or not, I would pull that woman aside, and tell her she has absolutely no right talking to my children that way. How dare she?!
As for your little ones, just explain to them that some people have different beliefs than you. That woman inparticular believes she can call people horrible names and think it’s okay. And if they’re old enough to understand, let them know that God can handle her because she is judging his children which it clearly states in the bible not to do so.
I’m so sorry that happened to you.
well trust is the bible says ‘judge not lest ye also be judged’ so the women at church have no right judging ANYONE! Also the only way to get to heaven is by having Jesus Christ as their Savior, and their one true means to God the Father, being born again by the blood of Jesus, and accepting Him is the only road to Heaven, which is funny because most children understand this better than most adults. Tell the old coots to read the Bible AGAIN AND AGAIN!
Stop going to church. Religion teaches intolerance and hate.
talk to the kids, tell them about people who think they are better than others & read them the bible story about ‘casting the first stone’
Its John Chapter 8
(its about an Adulterous Woman who was about to get stoned to death & Jesus stopped it)
I would have confronted the woman for her obvious stupidity and disrespect for another person in front of her children.
I will never put up with some one with a holier than thou attitude like that.
That’s horrible! First of all if I was attending a church where the parishioners would do such terrible things, I would immediately change churches. Then I would explain to my children what HYPOCRITES are.
Good luck and God Bless!
Wow, that is sooo sad. Have you thought about speaking with your congregation’s leader (Bishop, pastor, etc.)? Maybe he/she could speak with the ladies for you about their behavior and harsh words. I can’t imagine how someone could speak to children that way. The only thing you can do is explain to the children that some people treat others badly because they feel someone has done something wrong. Set a good example for the children and try to speak nicely about those busy-bodies (even though you ache inside). Explain to them that Jesus wants everyone to be nice to eachother and that they should pray for those ladies because they need help being nice and shouldn’t say mean things about their mommy. In the end, just remember that your salvation is between you and God and no one can work it out except you. Good luck!
**Edit:: perhaps you should make a phone call to those women (when children are not present) and let them know how you feel (hurt, angry, etc) and that they are not to speak with your children that way again because they are precious in the eyes of the Savior and He would be very displeased. In other words, make them feel shamelessly guilty.