There are three children in the family around 7, 9, and 11 years old. They don't like each other. They fight continually. Two weeks ago, a massive tornado roared through their school and they didn't know if their siblings made it out alive.
All three of them did survive and now they love each other. One is in the hospital mending from her injuries as the other two weep with her, so happy that they are all alive.
Why must it take a near death experience for siblings to love each other? All throughout the Bible, we are commanded to love each other. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. {I John 3:11} Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. {I John 4:7}
It is your responsibility as parents to make sure your children love each other. Ken was continually telling my children that "Alexanders love each other." You must train your children to love each other for it does not come naturally.
Don't allow them to fight and quarrel. If they do, tell them they must sit on the couch right next to each other for 15 minutes and then hug each other. Do this consistently until they stop arguing. They must learn from an early age how to get along with others without quarreling but pursuing peace with all men.
Your home will become so pleasant. Strife divides and tears down a home. Peace unites it and makes it a place people want to be.
In the picture above is Steven and Cassi on the right. They are only a year and a half apart and have always been close and love each other very much. Julia and Ali, my two precious nieces, are on the left and they both love their wonderful brothers!
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Don't let anger build up in your home.teach your children to work through things and let things go. I have watched anger destroy my family relationship. And I still struggle with it on a daily basis, to not take personal offence when mistales are made, to talk things out when I am stressed and not get loud. I had no training and now I have to try and train myself, break old habits and train my kids.
Susie Boyer · 617 weeks ago
I was very close to one of my sisters almost all of my life. I miss Jenny and I tell her so. I asked her about it. She has decided that her best friend is now her daughter Rachel, my niece. Jenny & Rachel have a very rare relationship. It's almost like the are facets of the same personality. I envy that somewhat, but, also think it may be an unhealthy relationship in a way I can't explain. Rachel is a beautiful 27 year old who is back home, again. She has never had a boyfriend that I can recall. They do everything together. They just seem to need each other. Our boys are still close and our daughters too, to a lesser degree. We tend to disagree about our recollection of our childhoods. We had a very UN-ordinary childhood, raised in various countries overseas, with very UN-ordinary parents. It's complicated. She is not mean or anything like that, she is just unavailable. I really, really miss her. It's so sad, but, I've had to accept it for what it is.