My daughter asked me why we believe in God and I froze

1w ago1 min read

She's 9 and asked point blank 'How do you know God is real?' and I realized I was about to give her some canned answer. Instead I told her the truth - that my faith comes from personal experience and the peace I feel in my life, and that I can't force belief on her but I can show her through how I live. We talked for like an hour. She asked real questions and I didn't have all the answers. Felt like a real breakthrough moment. Parenting is hard but moments like that make you realize how important it is to be genuine with your kids.

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DDwayne S.Regular1w ago

That's solid parenting right there. Kids can smell BS from a mile away, and she'll respect you way more for giving her a real answer than some rehearsed church response.

GGene K.Regular1w ago

This is the kind of moment that actually builds trust. Our 9-year-old did the same thing last year and we ended up having the best conversation about what faith actually means to us. Sounds like you nailed it by being honest.

NNoah B.Regular1w ago

Man, that takes guts. I'm only six months in and I can already tell my kid is gonna ask me stuff I don't have easy answers for. Respect for being real with her instead of just defaulting to what you were told.