Healing Parent and Adult Child Relationships (Part 1) - Dr. John Townsend

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• JO

  @joycarmen1 · 3 years ago

  Let’s all pray for all families in the USA!  I’m struggling with this too and I’m shocked at how common it is!!! Satan is really attacking our families! Let’s fight back with prayers!!❤️ We have the victory in Jesus!!!

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• MA

  @mariamdiop4722 · 3 years ago

  I am not a parent. I'm actual an adult child looking to better my relationship with my mother and i'm incredibly grateful for everything Ive learned 🙏

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• SU

  @suskelleykelley7241 · 3 years ago

  Not to sound arrogant but I enjoyed telling my first born I loved him and always made time for him with daily hugs.  10 years ago when he was 28 yrs old we had a minor debate over nothing big. He told me he was cutting me out of his life and  not to ever contact him. Every Holiday I spent time crying and missing him. I felt very depressed and  often prayed he was ok. July 2020  I got a call and was shocked hearing a voice saying  Mom this is your son and I never stopped loving you and he wanted  me to forgive him for being so cruel.  Ofcourse I burst into tears and more tears flowed hearing a toddler voice saying. Hi Gamma. Hi Gamma. My son informed me it was my grandson  who was 4 years old and never knew about him.  I was so over joyed

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• DI

  @dinaworkman306 · 1 year ago

  Therapists  should concentrate on bring families not telling the kids to  cut ties

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• KA

  @karilyons1045 · 1 year ago

  Amazes me how many parents are going through this. I believe it is like mourning their death, but worse because they chose to “die” to you and are willingly choosing that.

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• PA

  @patricethomas5368 · 4 years ago

  I’ve made a lot of mistake especially being a very young mom myself. I had three kids at the age of 21 and was still very immature myself. I’ve apologized to my kids over and over for years. I’ve tried to just listen to them and support them. But it still a struggle for them to completely forgive me. I’ve built bridges over Ana over. From phone calls to lunches to deep conversations. To constant reminders of my love for them and more. And it still seems to be a struggle. I think what hurts me is we go through long periods where it feels like things are going in a positive direction and then I’m hit with more conversation on how I’ve made them feel or hurt them . And that’s what’s hard the emotional rollercoaster I’m on.

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• LI

  @lindahiemstra1035 · 1 year ago

  I think my children have taken the concept of boundaries and put up walls.

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• JE

  @jenncerf6119 · 1 year ago

  Sometimes it’s not the child it’s their spouse who controls them to break it off with the parents

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• NK

  @nkolemwaba2526 · 4 years ago

  The problem with some parents is that they see any kind of disagreement as rebellion. You could literally be quoting bible verses or even agreeing with them but as long you're not mimicking or they don't understand their reaction is violent or abusive because they equate any sort of independent thinking with disrespect, ingratitude or demonic rebellion. Sometimes the situation is hopeless not because their is no solution but because the parent is unwilling to take any kind responsibility for anything the have done. They refuse to acknowledge the damage and they are dismissive of any hurt they have caused. And you're right about manipulation. Imagine a parent initiating the conversation you the way you have suggested only to dismiss, attack and curse the child when the child shares their valid grievances based on true events. It's like the parent isn't building a bridge because they want to heal the relationship, they are trying manipulate the child so that they can continue to mistreat and control them.  This is a wonderful episode and I'm praying that every adult child and parent who are willing to do the work will see this..I'm also praying for those of us who have to accept that things will not change and it's just a cross that we have to carry.

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• JA

  @janetmalone9629 · 4 years ago

  I can tell that Satan is working really hard to destroy families. He’s definitely at work trying to divide my relationships with my adult children. Thank you for this.

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• CY

  @cynthiastinson7059 · 4 years ago

  I wish they could talk about how relationships can still be strained with our elderly parents. There is so much pain still.

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• ME

  @melt7891 · 4 years ago

  Please pray for my son Joshua..he’s very confused 🙏

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