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There are probably some parents who think if I just do what I'm supposed to, if I apply all the great

stuff I learn from focus on the family and all the other great parenting resources out there.

If I just raise my kid right, they won't ever sin.

They'll never go astray.

But it's just not the case.

I'm John Fuller Alarm. That's not how it works, John. I'm John Fuller along.

That's not how it works.

No, it's not.

And that's the end of our podcast.

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No, I'm John Fuller along with Danny Wertan Danny.

What's behind that kind of belief I mean why would a parent think if I just do this all right my kid won't mess up?

We want perfect endings John we want things things to go just right and go well and that we have control over that, and we don't.

We have control of our focus, and where we pay attention and how we manage our response to things.

But beyond that, we don't have control over the end results.

And that's where trust has to come in.

And I think the anxiety that comes from a parent having a child that misbehaves is that it

reflects poorly on the parent that somehow I did something wrong when really it's about

the child owning that behavior and that choice and that decision and I love the

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