"But I do understand that in order for you to win the debate here, given that I am giving truthful information about my family, that you have to imply that either they are not truthful, or that I am mistaken. You have forced yourself into arguing this from a position of weakness and not strength."
Just more assumptions. I didn't imply your son wasn't truthful, you obviously took it that way and keep expanding on it. You assume you know everything about your son. You don't. Just because you don't know everything about him doesn't mean anyone was being dishonest or dishonorable. All I said was to ask him and find out. I didn't imply or even slightly suggest he would lie about it. Simply to ask and find out what you may not know. But you took it way beyond what I said - making it an emotional response that you are certain is implying this and that - which was never said. It isn't even possible in your mind that you don't know everything about your son. And that's putting it very kindly. And in addition you not knowing everything doesn't make you a liar nor did I ever suggest that. Your responses are filled with assumptions all the way to including your husband's character and me attacking it some how. You are simply looking at whatever is said on this subject in the worst possible light and lashing out.
Actually, I'm not doing any of those things, but as I said in my last post....
Peace.
Our whole culture is broken because we have thrown out everything that keeps it together. There is absolutely nothing "toxic" about true masculinity, but as I have said repeatedly, on topic, btw, masculinity doesn't fit into a little box, and the greatest sign of strength in men can be gentleness.
One more time for good measure........... boys are unique creations of a Holy and Awesome God, and they do not all behave the same way...... nor SHOULD they.
I'm sorry that some can't, or just don't want to, accept that basic Biblical truth.
Culture is broken, but it is also a sign of brokenness that some are excusing violent behavior in boys (or excusing immoral behavior, as has been done before on this forum), and claiming that it's just the way boys are made.
2nd Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!We are not bound to behave badly because it is our "nature." It doesn't matter that for some boys, violence is "natural."
There is a way out, and that way is Christ Jesus.
@DB