Your Questions About Abusive Parents
Mandy asks…
Can I adopt a child from abusive parents?
I recently found my neighbors have been abusing their child. I intend to report it but hate to subject any child to the system in California. I have supervised the child many times while staying at my house to play with my child and feel I could provide a better non-abusive home to the child. Any help is greatly appreciated asap!
admin answers:
It must be reported for the child to be able to get treatment and for it’s safety. IF You value this child you will report the abuse to the hot line —otherwise by your silence you are condoning it.
Sandy asks…
What do you think happens to abusive parents, according to the Bible?
Can they just remain abusive for their entire lives, then on their death bed, say God forgive me?
admin answers:
I’ve always found this to be an incredibly difficult question. You see, my father was an abusive parent, and is now in prison for murder. Haven’t seen or spoken to the man in seven years now.
Yet.. For some reason, while in prison he decided to become religious. Every letter he sends me, he’s preaching to me about “God’s forgiveness and miracles” and yadda yadda yadda…
I just don’t get it though – I don’t see how someone could be forgiven for doing things like what he’s done. He injured me and my family, he killed an innocent person.. He’s dragged people through countless terrors, and yet he just decides he’s “saved” now.
So, to be honest, I don’t know if these people can be forgiven or not. The Bible seems to say they can, but I have a hard time seeing forgiveness being a just result for such horrible people. We may never really know.. Its nothing that anyone can have an immediate answer for.
Jenny asks…
That old testament law had more kinds of punishments for rebellious children than abusive parents SEEMS TO ME?
but i could be wrong
does anyone know in specific tho about such kinds of punishments in the old testament law
for bad children versus for bad parents and if it the was much more about punishing bad children
than punishing abusive parents…
and it that is the case… a good reason for god to make the old testament laws in that way…
admin answers:
Some personal favorites Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers; Lest they rise and posses the earth, and fill the breadth of the world with tyrants. (Isaiah 14:21 NAB)
If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey, I will inflict you with seven more disasters for your sins. I will release wild animals that will kill your children and destroy your cattle, so your numbers will dwindle and your roads will be deserted. (Leviticus 26:21-22 NLT)
“Take your son, your only son – yes, Isaac, whom you love so much – and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will point out to you.” (Genesis 22:1-18) [god never have kids sacrifice parents, as far as i know i could be wrong]
what im getting at with these is the bible mostly punishes the innocent children for their bad parents sins, from what i see
Charles asks…
How can you deal with abusive parents as an adult?
adult w/folks who had abusive childhoods themselves as well and they were abused by one of their folks as unmarried adults too.
admin answers:
Let me start off by saying I am sorry to anyone who was abused as a child and it was not your fault. As an adult you don’t even have to talk to them. Tell them you will not talk to them until their sorry for your bad childhood. Or if that does not work then move away and go get help for your self. If you are a parent who had an abusive parent growing up be careful because these patterns tend to repeat themselves. Let the cycle cut off at you and your parents because studies have shown People who were beat as children will hit their own kids as well ( not all people but some).
Thomas asks…
Abusive parents what can i do?
i am 15 yrs old and i got beat by my dad for getting caught w alchohol. other kids my age are allowed to drink let alone not get hit for it. there were red hand prints on my butt afterwords i am way too old for this crap my parents are so abusive what can i do legally?
admin answers:
Just think that next time when you consider drinking alcohol you will think for one quick second the punishment and it may change your mind, and encourage you to make the right decision, and avoid the consequences. Your friends that are allowed to drink have lack of discipline in there life which will effect the adult that they become. You have your entire future and ahead of you, and as long as your parents arent hitting you everyday, breaking bones, or leaving scars then there is nothing wrong except your breaking the rules and rules have consequences and that’s how it will be all your life! You’ll thank your parents in the long run. Just follow the rules, and you dont have to worry about getting a spanking. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!
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