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[quote=Anonymous]^^last line should read, "But ask your kid for three months or so--just to start the program, before they decide."

And one more thing.  My kids' old principal, a super smart and wise elderly nun, said that it's typical that teens move away from the teachings, but the important thing is you planted the seed.  Then when they have kids, they gravitate back toward it; they see the value in it.  The important thing, planting the seed, has already been accomplished.  They have the-thing-to-go-back-to.

So in that way I respectfully disagree with the second part of 2:42's comments.  Regarding "choice," your kid is in the same place if they were baptized or not; they still have a choice to head to or away from faith.  The default state is what is different.  People tend to gravitate toward their default, especially when times are tough.  So the question is, what default to give them.  Parents choose differently based on what they think is the better default.

But that isn't your issue.  You've done your part already, OP.  So take the pressure off, let your kid choose, and let it go.  What a kid decides at 15 does not mean that will be his decision for the rest of his life.  [/quote]

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