So perhaps my children are the only ones that actually listen and comprehend the words of songs, but I doubt it. Every other parent I have asked about song lyrics, and how they have discussions with their children about what the song lyrics are referencing...drugs, sex, alcohol, death...all found in the lyrics of any radio station any time of day, and every parent has said that their child doesn't listen to the words. Hmmm..I think not.
I think my children, although spectacularly brilliant in my eyes, are not the exception to the rule. I think most kids wonder about what is transgender? Why are people getting high in the bathroom? Who is Jagger and what are his moves? What it the "it" they want to go at all night long?
So while listening to Lady Ga-Ga, a springboard for many of our lyric discussions, my 9 year old wanted to know what "Transgender" is, and I explained that some people were born with female parts but really feel in their soul that they are a boy, so some choose to change their parts. Then that got me thinking, was the next question going to be why would God do that? How would I handle that?
It is a valid point, if as Lady Ga-Ga and theologians for centuries all agree that God's creations are meant to be as they are, why would some people born with female bodies identify as male, and vice versa????
I was a bit panicked. There would be nowhere to reference this, and I couldn't trust an internet search with a child near me because who knows what would pop up on the screen, or what terrible hate would be spewed by people looking to forward their agenda.
Proactive, I decided, was the best way to go. Never let the kids smell fear on you, or you are a goner. So I took a breath and said "I wonder if God makes no mistakes how male souls and female souls end up in each others bodies?"
"Mom, God makes the souls, Moms and Dads make the bodies...I guess sometimes people forget it isn't what is on the outside that is important, it is what is on the inside."
She skipped off to go play scooter tag. Thank the Lord. I should have known. Her connection and confidence in God as all knowing and all loving allowed her to remind me that what is eternal is our soul, created without mistakes by God. The flesh is just a vessel for a short time and whether people want to change their body to match their soul is a personal choice, but inside they will always be perfect.
I think my children, although spectacularly brilliant in my eyes, are not the exception to the rule. I think most kids wonder about what is transgender? Why are people getting high in the bathroom? Who is Jagger and what are his moves? What it the "it" they want to go at all night long?
So while listening to Lady Ga-Ga, a springboard for many of our lyric discussions, my 9 year old wanted to know what "Transgender" is, and I explained that some people were born with female parts but really feel in their soul that they are a boy, so some choose to change their parts. Then that got me thinking, was the next question going to be why would God do that? How would I handle that?
It is a valid point, if as Lady Ga-Ga and theologians for centuries all agree that God's creations are meant to be as they are, why would some people born with female bodies identify as male, and vice versa????
I was a bit panicked. There would be nowhere to reference this, and I couldn't trust an internet search with a child near me because who knows what would pop up on the screen, or what terrible hate would be spewed by people looking to forward their agenda.
Proactive, I decided, was the best way to go. Never let the kids smell fear on you, or you are a goner. So I took a breath and said "I wonder if God makes no mistakes how male souls and female souls end up in each others bodies?"
"Mom, God makes the souls, Moms and Dads make the bodies...I guess sometimes people forget it isn't what is on the outside that is important, it is what is on the inside."
She skipped off to go play scooter tag. Thank the Lord. I should have known. Her connection and confidence in God as all knowing and all loving allowed her to remind me that what is eternal is our soul, created without mistakes by God. The flesh is just a vessel for a short time and whether people want to change their body to match their soul is a personal choice, but inside they will always be perfect.
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