When I hear a news story about a teen or college student murdering a female classmate, the first thing I do is search the family history. When I do, what do I find? Divorce! Without some type of intervention, divorced kids aren't "ok" & boys often act out & hurt others later.
It so frustrating because it's hard to get people to care. Children from broken homes need intact homes incorporate them into their stability, especially boys. Why? Because boys are more likely to act out in their teens/early 20s violently. Hospitality reduces crime!!
If your kids have have friends from divorced/single-parent homes, have them over at your house as much as possible to hang, game night, etc. Let them eat dinner with your family. When you go the movies bring the divorced kid with you, etc.
Our definition of "family" keeps us often from seeing opportunities to heal communities & prevent future pain & suffering. America: "Me, my spouse, my kids, and ta hell with everyone else that's not a blood relative." Christians should have wide open homes & think differently.
If you're family's not perfect, it's ok to let other people see that but we've got to stop only focussing on biological relatives if we're going to make any kind of dent in the pathologies that are destroying are society. The "nuclear family" is not a Christian model of family.
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(FTR, if you think I'm exaggerating about the effects of divorces and broken homes on boys, read this book. Prisons are primarily occupied by men raised in these contexts. Hurt boys, hurt others later.) amazon.com/Boy-Crisis-Boy…
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