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Trying to lead by example but my kids are watching my hypocrisies

May 71 min read

This has been hitting me hard lately. I teach my kids to be honest, patient, kind, then I lose my temper over a bad call in a football game or I say something snappy to my wife when I'm tired. They see it. I see them noticing. I was at church last Sunday listening to the pastor talk about walking the walk not just talking the talk and I felt so convicted. How do you teach your kids about faith and living right when you're constantly falling short? I don't want to be a hypocrite but I also don't want to pretend I'm perfect.

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MMarkRegularMay 7

The hypocrisy thing is tough because kids catch everything. I lost my temper with my oldest last week over a small thing and he called me out on it later. Hurt but he was right. We talked through it and I apologized.

RRob H.RegularMay 7

This hits hard. I think the key is being honest when you mess up. My kids see me get frustrated, but they also see me acknowledge it and try to do better. That's actually more valuable than pretending to be perfect.

CColin M.New DadMay 7

Real talk, nobody's perfect and your kids need to see you're human. What matters is how you handle it after. Do you talk to them about it when you lose your patience?