Parental pride?
Where does parental pride slip over into real pride (you know, the really bad 'deadly sin' kind)? I sat in my son's BB (Boys' Brigade) parents' night this evening and brimmed with pride as he participated with his peers. My daughter has her GB display later this week, but she already received two awards - first place in craft and second in Scripture (mirroring her dad's crafty approach to the Word???) - at the dress rehearsal on Saturday past. Surely it's ok for me as a parent to be pleased with my children's achievements? Yes, I believe there is an appropriate parental pride, or perhaps I should call it delight or pleasure in our beloved children? The strange thing on these occasions, though, is the competitiveness that emerges in the parents as we sit and watch. There's no doubting that this tips us over the edge of appropriate pleasure in our kids into something unhealthy. I'm by no means immune - against all better judgement I feel a thr...