Comments on: How To Spoil Do Hard Things http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:28:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Caleb http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-1259671 Caleb Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:32:24 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-1259671 Wow, this blog is fantastic! The Harris brothers ace it every time. Wow, this blog is fantastic! The Harris brothers ace it every time.

]]> By: pan card http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-1138500 pan card Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:08:13 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-1138500 Helpful info discussed I am really pleased to read this particular post..many thanks with regard to providing all of us nice information.Great walk-through. I truly appreciate this article. Helpful info discussed I am really pleased to read this particular post..many thanks with regard to providing all of us nice information.Great walk-through. I truly appreciate this article.

]]> By: Corinna http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-933255 Corinna Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:54:46 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-933255 The problem is when many Christians write only about the pastors, missionaries, teachers, nurses, musicians, and writers...and they forget that God has called some to be dancers, painters, chemists, botanists, engineers, deacons, physicists, mathematicians, inventors...etc. The problem is when many Christians write only about the pastors, missionaries, teachers, nurses, musicians, and writers…and they forget that God has called some to be dancers, painters, chemists, botanists, engineers, deacons, physicists, mathematicians, inventors…etc.

]]> By: The Rest of the Old Old Story » Doing Hard Things http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-569035 The Rest of the Old Old Story » Doing Hard Things Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:06:33 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-569035 [...] can read it at The Rebelution, a blog you will never go wrong [...] [...] can read it at The Rebelution, a blog you will never go wrong [...]

]]> By: G-Man (a dad) http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-512096 G-Man (a dad) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:52:32 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-512096 Man, I really appreciate you guys at Do Hard Things. I just periodically browse your website, because it's like a BIG shot of encouragement. Encouragement to encourage my 3 teens (well, oldest is 22). Sir, thanks for the reminder. Sarcasm=Discouragement. Encourage by creative support. Pray for them. Thanks again! Man, I really appreciate you guys at Do Hard Things. I just periodically browse your website, because it’s like a BIG shot of encouragement. Encouragement to encourage my 3 teens (well, oldest is 22). Sir, thanks for the reminder. Sarcasm=Discouragement. Encourage by creative support. Pray for them. Thanks again!

]]> By: Peggy V (a mom) http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-507042 Peggy V (a mom) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:18:56 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-507042 Point taken....But dearly beloved children, I don't think his point is for parents to not ask their kids to do things. I usually err in that direction. I was buying velcro shoes for my sixth grade son..... As a single, low-income mom, I usually think that their life is "hard enough" let's just survive and I ask them to do too little. Every once in a while I realize that if I keep this up they will not be able to even care for themselves and their living space when it is time to move out. Or worse yet they may never move out and on to adult life. I think the point is not to take a kid's excitement about "Doing Hard Things" and use it sarcastically or negatively and undermine their attempts to put it into practice. When I was a teen I would think about taking out the garbage, but somehow my dad coming along and telling me to take out the garbage made me not want to do it. In the army one time I had overnight duty, the sergeant in charge wasn't getting along with me, she waited until morning to tell us to strip, mop and wax a large floor after we had been awake all night and it was time to go. I was so angry, but the First Sergeant who understood the situation, still said that we still had to do it. It was a hard lesson that I still look back to after all these years. Sometimes we don't want to do it, we think its not fair, but we still have to do it. It's the right thing to do. Everyone want to do what they want to do. They want to choose the "Hard things" that they want to do and maybe......forget the (maybe not so) hard things that they don't want to do? Point taken….But dearly beloved children, I don’t think his point is for parents to not ask their kids to do things. I usually err in that direction. I was buying velcro shoes for my sixth grade son….. As a single, low-income mom, I usually think that their life is “hard enough” let’s just survive and I ask them to do too little. Every once in a while I realize that if I keep this up they will not be able to even care for themselves and their living space when it is time to move out. Or worse yet they may never move out and on to adult life.

I think the point is not to take a kid’s excitement about “Doing Hard Things” and use it sarcastically or negatively and undermine their attempts to put it into practice.

When I was a teen I would think about taking out the garbage, but somehow my dad coming along and telling me to take out the garbage made me not want to do it.

In the army one time I had overnight duty, the sergeant in charge wasn’t getting along with me, she waited until morning to tell us to strip, mop and wax a large floor after we had been awake all night and it was time to go. I was so angry, but the First Sergeant who understood the situation, still said that we still had to do it. It was a hard lesson that I still look back to after all these years. Sometimes we don’t want to do it, we think its not fair, but we still have to do it. It’s the right thing to do.

Everyone want to do what they want to do. They want to choose the “Hard things” that they want to do and maybe……forget the (maybe not so) hard things that they don’t want to do?

]]> By: Alli P. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-472968 Alli P. Sun, 03 May 2009 19:35:38 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-472968 My family, and my mother specifically, really appreciate 'DO HARD THINGS'. It makes it much easier for me to kepp on track, because they know I'm trying and they usually keep me accountable. I think before I can do BIG Hard Things, I need to learn to do LITTLE Hard Things, such as keeping my room clean, and submitting to their judgements as my parents. After God has brought me into submission in those areas, Then I can be a more moldable piece of clay for God's glory. My family, and my mother specifically, really appreciate ‘DO HARD THINGS’. It makes it much easier for me to kepp on track, because they know I’m trying and they usually keep me accountable. I think before I can do BIG Hard Things, I need to learn to do LITTLE Hard Things, such as keeping my room clean, and submitting to their judgements as my parents. After God has brought me into submission in those areas, Then I can be a more moldable piece of clay for God’s glory.

]]> By: Jon T http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-418921 Jon T Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:14:32 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-418921 Angie I.: I can sympathize with that kind of thinking too, but I think that it is probably a lot easier to do hard things when you have already done something really hard. :) Part of the reason that I reached that conclusion was because I read a story about two young people who traveled the whole Appalachian Trail. They said that after they were through, they just felt like they could do anything. Angie I.: I can sympathize with that kind of thinking too, but I think that it is probably a lot easier to do hard things when you have already done something really hard. :) Part of the reason that I reached that conclusion was because I read a story about two young people who traveled the whole Appalachian Trail. They said that after they were through, they just felt like they could do anything.

]]> By: Sarah Pena http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-324273 Sarah Pena Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:20:39 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-324273 <i>"Has it</i> (hard things)<i>become merely another reason to bring down the laundry every day?"</i> Well for me it does mean much more than that but it does help me "bring down the laundry". When I have to do a job I think, "Do a hard thing!" and I pray for God to help me do it. It makes it a lot easier. Brett and Alex, Man is your dad good! I went to a homeschooling convention last July where he was one of the guest speakers but I had decided to go to some different sessions. Now I am really regretting I didn't make the time to hear him. :( God bless! Sarah. :) “Has it (hard things)become merely another reason to bring down the laundry every day?”

Well for me it does mean much more than that but it does help me “bring down the laundry”. When I have to do a job I think, “Do a hard thing!” and I pray for God to help me do it. It makes it a lot easier.

Brett and Alex,

Man is your dad good! I went to a homeschooling convention last July where he was one of the guest speakers but I had decided to go to some different sessions. Now I am really regretting I didn’t make the time to hear him. :(

God bless!

Sarah. :)

]]> By: Emily Scheerer http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-284867 Emily Scheerer Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:54:35 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/how-to-spoil-do-hard-things/#comment-284867 This is an interesting perspective on it, and while I agree that it shouldn't be a nagging kind of thing I am asking my dad to be a part of my goal to do hard things. I know that for me personally I will probably run out of steam by Christmas, because I'm lazy and it will be 'hard' for me to continue alone. So, while I can see the point, I think most of us should share this with our parents because it's not about doing hard things alone, it's about community. *Sorry if someone already said the equivalent to this, I haven't read all the other posts yet This is an interesting perspective on it, and while I agree that it shouldn’t be a nagging kind of thing I am asking my dad to be a part of my goal to do hard things. I know that for me personally I will probably run out of steam by Christmas, because I’m lazy and it will be ‘hard’ for me to continue alone. So, while I can see the point, I think most of us should share this with our parents because it’s not about doing hard things alone, it’s about community.

*Sorry if someone already said the equivalent to this, I haven’t read all the other posts yet

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