" DEADBEATS NEED LOVE TOO"

I was talking to a group of single parents, they were complaing about their children's other parent and although they were probaly telling truth, I watched as their children sat attentively holding on to their every word. In the bible the 1st commandment that comes with a promise from God is to "Honor thy Mother and Father". On a daily basis I see children who talk back, who are disobedient, and who have NO respect for their parents. My question is what part does parents play in this? As parents of course, we want the best for our children, so we have to be careful what we are allowing our children to see us doing or hear us saying. We should no longer say," do as I say,not what I do", we need to be REAL examples of how we expect our children to behave. Even when dealing with an absent parent or a non-supportive parent, we should be telling the children to Honor and respect that parent because that's what the Word of God commands our children to do. This is so that their days may be long on the earth. Don't get so caught up in the hurt that you are feeling that you participate in your child going against God's commandment. We have to stop having grown up conversations in front of and with our Children, regardless, to whether the co-parent is actually involved in upbring of the children. It is our duty to make sure that your children respect and reverence that parent. The Word of God doesn't say " Honor thy mother and father" if they take care of you. It says that period!!! Today I ask that we watch what we say in front of our children, that we remind our children of this commandment. Don't allow your disappointment in someone to cause you to keep your child from keeping this commandment. Love your child enough to encourage them to love the other  parent inspite of the circumstances.