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I want my children to love God.  I want them to be faithful Christian boys and faithful Christian men one day.  I want this because I have very sincere beliefs that cause me to know that a strong faith has enriched my life in countless ways.  I want them to be similarly enriched.  So you may think it is weird that I want my kids to love God, but that is just a normal thing for people who truly believe.  We want to share that belief.  That belief brings us joy that we would never want to keep to ourselves.  [/quote]

Change this a little and see if it stands: 
"I want my children to love the violin.  I want them to be faithful violin students and faithful violinists one day.  I want this because I have very sincere dsire to play the violin  that cause me to know that a strong interest in violin music has enriched my life in countless ways.  I want them to be similarly enriched.  So you may think it is weird that I want my kids to love the ciolin, but that is just a normal thing for people who truly feel that way.  We want to share that feeling.  That feeling brings us joy that we would never want to keep to ourselves."

I bet if you exposed both your kids to the violin and one or neither of them wanted to continue playing, that you wouldn't force them.  You might notice, sadly, that they didn't have an ear for it, and would look for another musical instrument for them or let them choose a non-musical pursuit that they had expressed an interest in.   You wouldn't expect them to be just like each other or just like you when it came to talent for or love of the violin.  [/quote]
You compared the violin to God -- brilliant -- 'cause you know it is the same thing. Geez, if you don't believe in God, that is your choice. But, what is the point of getting on a thread to knock down those of us who do? do your thing and others will do theirs. [/quote]

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