Unconditional Love

June 18, 2005

We’ve had an ongoing discussion in our house lately about unconditional love. The concept has not been a particularly easy one for my daughter to grasp but I think we made some major headway yesterday.

We went to the park but when it was time to leave, she was not very cooperative. Some consequences were in order, which would be given upon our arrival home. The drive home was a gift (albeit a teary one) as we discussed the matter of unconditional love. It went something like this:

“Mommy, I’m really, really sorry for not being a good listener. I hate it when I do that. I’ll never, ever do it again. Will you forgive me?”

“Yes, Sweetie, I forgive you.”

“Are you still going to give me consequences?”

“I know you’re sorry and I do forgive you. When we make bad choices, though, we still have to suffer the consequences. So, yes, I will still give you consequences when we get home. I love you very much and consequences this time will help you remember to make good choices next time.”

“You love me even when you give me consequences?”

“Yes. I will never stop loving you. I love you when you make good choices and I love you when you make bad choices.”

“Would you love me even if I kill someone?”

“Well, Peanut, I’m not worried about that because I know you would never kill someone. But, yes, even if you did kill someone, I would still love you. I would be angry. I would be very sad. I would be disappointed. But I would still love you.”

Because why? Because that’s how God love’s me and I’m obligated to do the same.

Category: Deep Thoughts, Love

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