paying any attention to the service. Neither are his parents, since they
are preoccupied with trying to keep their son in line so he won’t
bother other people. Finally, sitting around this family trio are ten
other individuals who aren’t paying any attention to the service either,
because they’re busy evaluating how well the couple is disciplining
their two-year-old. While “cry rooms,” where parents with young kids
can go to avoid bothering others during worship services, are common
in many churches today, they aren’t always available.
So, in the absence of a cry room, we have thirteen people who
might as well not have gone to church at all. Of course, we’re not
trying to talk you out of going to church, but think before you go
anywhere. Don’t ask for unnecessary trouble in public by putting your
kids in situations they simply can’t handle. In our church example,
while the parents are trying their hardest not to allow their son to
bother the other people around them, these other people are being
distracted anyway.
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