Tag: honoring your parents

patron-saint-of-smart-asses:

Friendly reminder that honoring your parents does not require dishonoring yourself and your relationship with God. The commandment to obey and love our parents is meant to respect them as elders with wisdom to advise and guide us, not to lord over us and use it as an excuse to bully us, disrespect our decisions as legal adults, etc. Don’t let abusive/manipulative/toxic parents micromanage or restrain your life, that is NOT what God wants.