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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If so...how much is family culture, nature vs nurture, community, luck,  SES?

What makes your kids great IYO?

Age, gender and birth order of your kids. [/quote]

Hi op !

Your thread title mentions “blessed.”  Seldom mentioned thus far is:  church.

Faith provided our 2 with the spiritual foundation for life.  Without faith, the common tween/ teenage question of “why?” is left completely unanswered, and too often, faithless teens conclude on their own:

“why bother?  What does any of this matter?”

Faith has been a consistent part of our children’s lives since birth (and we come from a multicultural/ multi faith Christian background).  We opted to raise them Lutheran rather a Catholic (although we affirm our belief in one, holy, catholic church).  We have embraced the family values which come along with our Christian faith traditions.

It’s been an effort.  Yes, it “cost” us so many Sunday mornings.  And often they were in school 7 days per week (including Saturday language school).

But now as teens, it is all paying off.  They get it.  They know “why.”

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That's funny, because I left the Catholic Church because I believed their answer to "why" was fundamentally wrong and damaging. [/quote]

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