Link to the Past
Knowing family history tells us who we are and what we’re made of. Here’s the blended-family trap: Sometimes, the adults are so focused on the new family they inadvertently step on the children’s past. Like when a stepparent demands a child call them Mom or Dad, it feels like they’re erasing the family tree. Or when a family tradition is pushed aside by new stepfamily members, it squashes something in a child. To be a bridge to the future, your stepfamily needs to honor the past, not erase it.
About the Host
Ron Deal
Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended®️ for FamilyLife®️ and President of Smart Stepfamilies™️. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.
Episode Transcript
Ron: Family: A link to the past and a bridge to the future.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: I hear a lot of people talking about their family tree these days. The internet has made exploring our ancestry a lot easier. Knowing our family history tells us who we are and what we’re made of.
Now, here’s the blended-family trap: Sometimes, the adults are so focused on where the new family is going, they inadvertently step on the children’s past. Like when a stepparent demands a child call them Mom or Dad, it feels like they are erasing the family tree. Or when a family tradition that is shared by some is pushed aside by new stepfamily members, it squashes something in a child. To truly be a bridge to the future, your stepfamily needs to honor the past, not erase it. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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