Auto's arguments are invalid because he is assuming I'm a jerkoff devil-worshipper same as her parents. Even in lines where I was quite clear ie. "even up until recently she was not allowed to so much as speak with a non-christian." He still chose to inject his own perception. So no, I didn't exaggurate, in all honesty her parents assumed we were christian at first.
He also assumes I was flat out lying about her money. I don't know what sort of area you live in but almost all of my friends have had the cash to buy a car. Most of us chose to spend it on university instead and use cheaper alternatives.
Either way I'm done responding to you Auto, if you choose to respond to this know you are wasting your time. You have decided who you think I am and no effort on my part could try to explain reality to you. You go on believing that taking your childs friends, social life, posessions or job away because "you don't need anything but god" isn't bad parenting.
But, if you will allow me one final statement. Any good parent should be willing to listen to critisisims about their parenting. I hope like hell that when I make my mistakes raising my children people will have the strength of character to approach me and explain why they feel I am making a mistake. Then I can listen and make the call based on what they have told me. You know why I want this? Because I give a shit about family, I will want to do the very best for them and I know that you need more than a sky daddy to get through life. Any parent that freaks out because their childs friends are concerned for their friends relationship with her parents IS a bad parent by any definition I've heard.
Broken up a family indeed, my whole argument with them from the start was that I believed they were building walls, lo! And behold! They put up a wall.
He also assumes I was flat out lying about her money. I don't know what sort of area you live in but almost all of my friends have had the cash to buy a car. Most of us chose to spend it on university instead and use cheaper alternatives.
Either way I'm done responding to you Auto, if you choose to respond to this know you are wasting your time. You have decided who you think I am and no effort on my part could try to explain reality to you. You go on believing that taking your childs friends, social life, posessions or job away because "you don't need anything but god" isn't bad parenting.
But, if you will allow me one final statement. Any good parent should be willing to listen to critisisims about their parenting. I hope like hell that when I make my mistakes raising my children people will have the strength of character to approach me and explain why they feel I am making a mistake. Then I can listen and make the call based on what they have told me. You know why I want this? Because I give a shit about family, I will want to do the very best for them and I know that you need more than a sky daddy to get through life. Any parent that freaks out because their childs friends are concerned for their friends relationship with her parents IS a bad parent by any definition I've heard.
Broken up a family indeed, my whole argument with them from the start was that I believed they were building walls, lo! And behold! They put up a wall.
