unconditional love
We often hear it said that a mothers love is unconditional. I've even said it myself without really deeply thinking about it until I read something the other day.
A woman had 4 boys and she is is a grandma many times over, she played a huge part in her grandchildrens life and close to all here boys and their wives. However one of her grandchildren has accused one of the boys of sexual abuse when she was very young, she's now 16 years old. This has devastated the grandma but she said her love for her boy is unconditional and she will not turn her back on him.
So it got me thinking, as this has never happened to me or even anyone I know I cannot say if I would, could, wouldn't, couldn't turn my back on my boy.
Should we love unconditionally even if we know our children has done something really serious like child abuse, murder or anything as horrific.
I felt so sorry for that woman, the turmoil she must have been in. The rest of the family disowned her because she wouldn't disown her son. How awful is that, sounds like a living nightmare doesn't it.
He went to prison and she goes to see him. What a horrible situation to be in.
Anyway where do we draw the line or is the love for our children REALLY unconditional.
I do know I would think that my child needed to be punished if he or she had done something dreadful and I like to think I wouldn't turn my back on my son but I honestly don't know what I'd do.