Quote from: LennG on March 28, 2024, 04:59:29 PMMaybe Ed, but I wouldn't have bet on that. But, as the original theme is, we can only raise our kids a certain way. After that, we need to let them fly on their own and make their own way. We may not be happy with the path that they chose to take, but, after that, the ball is in our court as one might say. We can either accept it and move on as a family or cut ties (as I have seen several families do). As for Wade, he does what he feels is right for his life and family. Maybe he isn't completely happy his children aren't considered Jewish, but we will never know that as I would never but in and ask. As I said, we have accepted their lifestyle and like it all or not, we have moved on.
It is nice to see the virtue of tolerance practiced in this day and age of polarization. We could all do well to look at our similarities rather than our differences. While I wish at times my children would have made different choices I can't help but think maybe the problem is with me and not with them. They have to find their own way in the world, even if it pushes me a little off center.
One of my favorite quotes, "God has a plan for me. I don't understand the plan, and that appears to be part of the plan."