Dear LFTP: teen chafes under mom's church insistence — don't bring gas to the fire
- How should a teen handle mom's insistence on church attendance?
A 15-year-old resents mom insisting on church attendance. The hosts side mostly with going — "you're 15, shut up, put on your mask and go" — but warn the teen not to hinge faith on parents' performance, and warn the mom not to bring gas to the teenager's fire: never let their emotions control you, submit your kids to God. A riff on adolescence as a phony word made up by guilty parents follows, plus the healthy move of naming your edginess without excusing it. The Secular answer: under her roof, her rules.
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