tldr: MIL says things like the title, my 3yr old parrots them, & I wonder about the implications & impact of statements like these. What do you think?
IS there anything wrong with this? To me, it feels superficial & wrong. And I'm sure I feel this, partly, because my MIL frequently says things like this, & she often comes across as superficial & she 'spiritualizes' things a lot (like attributing a stubbed toe to the devil or finding the right size shirt at a store to God). My family of origin did this also, among other things.
I know this is "judgy", I try not to be like that with my MIL, I usually ignore it. My issue is that now my 3yr old has started parroting statements like these from her. I say 'parroting', because when I ask her about what she's saying, if she understands what she's saying & why, she says she does it because grandma does. She really doesn't understand what she's saying. As much is possible with a 3yr old, I try to converse with her to help her understand what she's saying.
I want my children to be genuine in their devotion & gratitude to God, & I wonder, reasonably or unreasonably, I don't know, whether this is an impediment to that genuineness or not.
I understand that this could just be me reacting to my family of origin and their manipulative & superstitious approach to religion. But I keep coming back to this question: Is there something wrong when praise/gratitude/invocations are done out of habit or superstition instead of from a place of sincerity?
What are you thoughts?
Submitted January 08, 2016 at 11:49AM by Unknown
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