So she wants me to be brutally honest....

This is why I don't put my last name on the internet. Because people like this find me and feel they have every right to my life.

It's mine people. NOT yours.

thank you very much,
Hana

"Hana,

I'm wondering if you would be willing to answer some questions for me -- being brutally honest with me. I am a first generation Christian. I did not become a Christian until I was 17. Before that I was a hippie who partied big time. I was a self proclaimed atheist in high school. As a Christian parent, wanting to raise children who have a close relationship with God, I have observed that many children abandon the faith in which they were raised, once they are out on their own. I'm well aware of many mistakes Don and I have made in our years of parenting, and, as with everyone else, we are still a work in process.

My questions would be directed towards the personal choices you are now making and you may not want to respond to them. I conduct and teach worldview seminars and I see many different types of families, all trying to raise their children to love God. Although I trust the sincerity of the parent's hearts ... myself included ... I see children choosing much different paths. Obviously you have chosen a different path than what your parents have laid out for you. If you choose to answer these questions I will not share your answers with anyone without your permission and only in a general (no names mentioned) sense. Why, you might ask, am I doing this? Because I am really disturbed and confused and I want to understand how it happens that children raised by parents such as yours end up with children choosing such a different path.

I'll send the questions in the next email. Feel free to let me know what you think.

Pat"