There are some things that make my blood boil...

I watched the water begin to boil.  The heat caused tiny bubbles to form...the speed at which they bubbled increased.  The bubbles got bigger and the water came to a rolling boil...perfect for making oatmeal.
My heart feels those same bubbles increasing in intensity as the heat gets turned up in our life as parents.  We are working very hard each day to train our children according to what God's Book says.  Every day, we feel the heat of the influence and compromise that assaults our children.  We are to guard their hearts, to protect their minds, and to train them to follow God's Word.  We expect attacks to come...from unbelievers.  What makes my blood boil...are the attacks from so-called believers.  It is causing confusion and frustration for our children.  There are many verses in the Bible about these attacks: fiery darts of the wicked, or causing offences, or being a stumblingblock.
"Your parents just don't want you to have any fun," was one of the latest statements made to our children.  Our version of fun is not regulated by another child's fun.  Our version of fun has everything to do with how it lines up to God's measuring stick.  The compromising of God's Word by parents...has lowered the standards of what is fun...and appropriate for children.  WE WILL HAVE TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT FOR ASHLYNN, ALISA, AND TEDDY!  God made us their parents and He has told us how to be their parents.  God also talks very strongly about those people who cause an offence to a child...Matthew 18!
Our children struggle...from their words, "Then why do they do _________?  They say they are a Christian and their dad is a pastor (or their mom is a...)."  Do you see the stumblingblock here?  A person in the place of God-given authority...
Yes, the heat has been turned up under this Dad and Mom!  We have to respond in the right way and with the right words.  We are having to call out right and wrong...according to God's Word...not our preferences.  We are beyond the "Don't do this." or "No no" stage.  We have to give a reason..."an answer for the hope that lieth within us"!  We don't want to have to call "it what it is".  We don't want to be uncomfortable...or offensive.  But we must speak the truth in love...and call sin sin...because we are battling for our children's hearts.  This part of parenting isn't fun!  I want our children to be safe and have fun.  I want them to stay children for as long as possible...in their minds too! 
We have to take a stand and protect our children...and it is going to affect our whole family!  Woe be to any of us...who cause a little one to stumble!