Hi, and welcome to Jesus Over Everything, a five-day-a-week variety show that mixes encouragement,

the Bible, practical how-toes, and fantastic guests for the listener on the go. I'm Lisa Whittle,

and I welcome you to just five minutes with me, which I trust and pray will be five minutes

well spent. I had the best time talking with Vicki Courtney on the show this week, and I thought

I'd keep the kid

conversation going one more day for the Friday 5. Look, this might not be something you're dying

to hear, but the show's content is super important if you have kids or are planning to be a parent

in the future. File this away, you're going to need it. We're going to talk five realities

you must face about your kids. And listen, this show

will not be depressing, I promise. You won't walk away more worried about your kids than you already

are. I will make sure to sign off with some encouragement because we all need that. But this list

today will hopefully not only make you feel normal when you experience these things as a parent,

but also be prepared

for a few things up ahead.

Look, I've parented three kids, and they're all very different in every way on the surface.

Looks, food, music taste, you name it. But I've come to realize

there are some extremely similar threads in kids. And these are the things I want to talk about today.

Five realities you're going to face about your kids, all of them no matter who they are. First of all,

they will lie to you. If you haven't already experienced this as a parent, trust me,

you will. Sin nature makes us all liars. Fortunately, most of us experience salvation and

subsequent conviction, so we don't become professional liars in life. And by the way, this is why

in our family, lying is a huge issue and we make it a big deal as well. But all kids lie to

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