About the Guest
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.
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: Interrupting is disrespectful.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: I was 10 years old and I just had to tell Mrs. Roush something. She was a friend of my parents, but she wouldn’t let me interrupt her. She wouldn’t even look at me. She just held up her hand like a traffic cop, shook her head “no,” and kept talking to her friend until she finished, then I could talk. Now, all kids need to learn not to interrupt adults unless someone is bleeding, of course, because it teaches a child respect. They shouldn’t interrupt parents either because whoever gets to interrupt gets to be in charge.
So, in stepfamilies a biological parent can support a stepparent just by not allowing kids to interrupt. Respect is good. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.
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