From: Hernando
Su
Eminencia, I am having a problem with my son. He doesn’t listen
to me and when I tell him to do something, he does just the opposite. How can I
get through to him?
Gracias,
Hernando Lopez
“Dear
Hernando Lopez,
De
nada y Dios te bendiga. It is unfortunate that many children do not listen to
their parents these days. When I was growing up, if I so much as talked back to
Momma Maria, she would slap me across the mouth. Now, I don’t suggest you do
that with your son. Instead, take a firm stance but be gentle and always
represent yourself as a formidable authority.
One
of my parishioners, whose name I will not mention, had an authority problem. He
consistently defied me. Eventually I told him that should he fail to listen to
his God-given authorities, his soul may be tortured and his eyes be poked in
hell forever. It worked fairly well. When your son attempts to disobey you,
remind him of the consequences and spare no details.
In
Christ,
Angelo
Cardinal Fratelli.
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