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Behind Enemy Lines

with Ron Deal | October 12, 2020
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On social media I suggested that children who live between homes are like people who hold citizenship in two countries. They belong in each and want peace. In response one follower posted: "If parents only knew how much that would change their child's life. I'm 43 years old and my parents have been divorced for 37 of them, yet I still feel like I'm behind enemy lines when I visit or speak about the other parent." Parents and stepparents--forgive and negotiate peaceful relations for everyone.

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  • On social media I suggested that children who live between homes are like people who hold citizenship in two countries. They belong in each and want peace. In response one follower posted: "If parents only knew how much that would change their child's life. I'm 43 years old and my parents have been divorced for 37 of them, yet I still feel like I'm behind enemy lines when I visit or speak about the other parent." Parents and stepparents--forgive and negotiate peaceful relations for everyone.

  • Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

Can you imagine being caught behind enemy lines?

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Behind Enemy Lines

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October 12, 2020
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Ron: Can you imagine being caught behind enemy lines?

Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.

Ron: On social media I suggested that children who live between homes are like people who hold citizenship in two countries. They belong in each and want peace. In response one follower posted: “If parents only knew how much that would change their child’s life. I’m almost 44 years old and my parents have been divorced for 37 of them, yet I still feel like I’m behind enemy lines when I visit or even speak about the other parent.”

Look, parents, stepparents—everyone in each country—it’s up to you to forgive and negotiate peaceful relations to the other country so children, of every age, can be safe at home. For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.

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