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- 0:37What
- 0:37do
- 0:37you
- 0:37do
- 0:38when
- 0:38your
- 0:38child's
- 0:39dream
- 0:39could
- 0:39become
- 0:39a
- 0:40lifetime
- 0:40of
- 0:40debt?
- 0:41On
- 0:41this
- 0:41episode,
- 0:42I
- 0:42want
- 0:42to
- 0:42talk
- 0:43to
- 0:43a
- 0:43parent
- 0:43whose
- 0:44daughter
- 0:44is
- 0:44set
- 0:44on
- 0:45a
- 0:45super
- 0:45expensive
- 0:46school,
- 0:47and
- 0:47she's
- 0:47torn
- 0:47between
- 0:48supporting
- 0:48her
- 0:48dream
- 0:49and
- 0:49warning
- 0:50her
- 0:50about
- 0:50the
- 0:50financial
- 0:51weight
- 0:51she
- 0:51might
- 0:52not
- 0:52fully
- 0:52understand.
- 0:54So
- 0:54today's
- 0:54question
- 0:55is
- 0:55this.
- 0:56How
- 0:56do
- 0:56you
- 0:56lead
- 0:57with
- 0:57love
- 0:58without
- 0:58staying
- 0:59silent
- 0:59about
- 0:59the
- 0:59cost?
- 1:00That's
- 1:01we're
- 1:01going
- 1:01to
- 1:01break
- 1:01down
- 1:01on
- 1:01today's
- 1:02show.
- 1:22Hey,
- 1:22friend.
- 1:23Ralph
- 1:23Estep
- 1:24Jr.
- 1:24Here.
- 1:24Welcome
- 1:25to
- 1:25Financially
- 1:26Confident
- 1:26Christian,
- 1:27where
- 1:27every
- 1:27day
- 1:28my
- 1:28goal
- 1:28is
- 1:28to
- 1:28help
- 1:28you
- 1:29break
- 1:29that
- 1:29cycle
- 1:30of
- 1:30financial
- 1:30shame
- 1:31and
- 1:31live
- 1:32in
- 1:32confidence.
- 1:33And
- 1:33today's
- 1:34topic
- 1:34is
- 1:34a
- 1:35tough
- 1:35one
- 1:35for
- 1:35any
- 1:36parent,
- 1:37and
- 1:37that's
- 1:37how
- 1:37do
- 1:37you
- 1:38guide
- 1:38your
- 1:38children's
- 1:39big
- 1:39dreams
- 1:40without
- 1:40leading
- 1:41them
- 1:41into
- 1:41debt?
- 1:41Well,
- 1:42let's
- 1:42get
- 1:42right
- 1:42into
- 1:43our
- 1:43listener
- 1:43question,
- 1:44and
- 1:44this
- 1:44one
- 1:44came
- 1:44in
- 1:45by
- 1:45voicemail.
- 1:47Ralph
- 1:47My
- 1:48daughter
- 1:48has
- 1:48her
- 1:48heart
- 1:49set
- 1:49on
- 1:49an
- 1:49expensive
- 1:50school,
- 1:51and
- 1:51I
- 1:51feel
- 1:52torn
- 1:52in
- 1:52a
- 1:52way
- 1:52I
- 1:52didn't
- 1:53expect.
- 1:54I'm
- 1:54so
- 1:55proud
- 1:55of
- 1:55her
- 1:55for
- 1:55dreaming
- 1:56big
- 1:56and
- 1:56working
- 1:57hard,
- 1:58especially
- 1:58after
- 1:59everything
- 1:59she's
- 2:00been
- 2:00through.
- 2:01At
- 2:01the
- 2:02same
- 2:02time,
- 2:03I
- 2:03can
- 2:03see
- 2:03the
- 2:03rate
- 2:04of
- 2:04the
- 2:04debt
- 2:04she
- 2:04might
- 2:05be
- 2:05stepping
- 2:05into,
- 2:06and
- 2:06it
- 2:06honestly
- 2:07makes
- 2:07me
- 2:08anxious.
- 2:09I
- 2:09don't
- 2:10have
- 2:10the
- 2:10means
- 2:10to
- 2:10support
- 2:11her
- 2:11financially
- 2:12and
- 2:12I'm
- 2:12trying
- 2:13to
- 2:13guide
- 2:13her
- 2:13toward
- 2:14a
- 2:14wiser
- 2:14path,
- 2:15but
- 2:15she
- 2:16doesn't
- 2:16want
- 2:16to
- 2:16change
- 2:17her
- 2:17plans.
- 2:19I
- 2:19don't
- 2:19want
- 2:19to
- 2:20crush
- 2:20her
- 2:20dreams
- 2:21yet.
- 2:21I
- 2:21also
- 2:22don't
- 2:22want
- 2:22her
- 2:22to
- 2:22carry
- 2:23a
- 2:23burden
- 2:23she
- 2:24doesn't
- 2:24fully
- 2:24understand.
- 2:26How
- 2:26do
- 2:26I
- 2:27navigate
- 2:27this
- 2:27as
- 2:27a
- 2:28parent
- 2:28with
- 2:29both
- 2:29love
- 2:30and
- 2:30wisdom.
- 2:32Yeah,
- 2:32this
- 2:33is
- 2:33a
- 2:33tough
- 2:33one.
- 2:33As
- 2:34I
- 2:34thought
- 2:34through
- 2:34this
- 2:34one.
- 2:35I
- 2:35have
- 2:35two
- 2:35boys
- 2:35I've
- 2:36mentioned
- 2:36on
- 2:36the
- 2:36show
- 2:37before,
- 2:3724
- 2:38and
- 2:38almost
- 2:3929
- 2:39now.
- 2:40And
- 2:40this
- 2:41is
- 2:41a
- 2:41conversation
- 2:42that's
- 2:42a
- 2:42really
- 2:43tough
- 2:43one
- 2:44because
- 2:44you
- 2:44see
- 2:44your
- 2:45child
- 2:45there,
- 2:45they've
- 2:46got
- 2:46these,
- 2:46these,
- 2:46these
- 2:47choice
- 2:47dream
- 2:48about.
- 2:48They
- 2:48want
- 2:48to
- 2:48go
- 2:48to
- 2:49this
- 2:49school
- 2:50and
- 2:50we're
- 2:51a
- 2:51little
- 2:51bit
- 2:51older
- 2:52and
- 2:52we
- 2:52can
- 2:52say,
- 2:52yeah,
- 2:52but
- 2:52that
- 2:53sounds
- 2:53good,
- 2:53but
- 2:53what
- 2:53about
- 2:54this?
- 2:55And
- 2:55that's
- 2:55one
- 2:55of
- 2:56those
- 2:56moments
- 2:56that's
- 2:57so
- 2:57difficult
- 2:58when
- 2:58you're
- 2:59a
- 2:59parent
- 3:00because
- 3:00you're
- 3:01trying
- 3:01to
- 3:01hold
- 3:01two
- 3:01things
- 3:02at
- 3:02the
- 3:02same
- 3:02time.
- 3:03And
- 3:03that's
- 3:03the
- 3:03impossible
- 3:04part
- 3:04of
- 3:04this.
- 3:05You're
- 3:05trying
- 3:06to
- 3:06hold
- 3:06that
- 3:06love
- 3:06for
- 3:07your
- 3:07child's
- 3:07dreams,
- 3:08but
- 3:08you're
- 3:08also
- 3:09concerned
- 3:09for
- 3:09their
- 3:10future.
- 3:11And
- 3:11both
- 3:12of
- 3:12those
- 3:12things
- 3:12matter
- 3:13and
- 3:14you're
- 3:14not
- 3:14wrong
- 3:14for
- 3:14feeling
- 3:15this
- 3:15tension.
- 3:15I'm
- 3:16so
- 3:16happy
- 3:16you
- 3:16sent
- 3:16in
- 3:16this
- 3:17question
- 3:17because
- 3:17this
- 3:17is
- 3:18a
- 3:18tension
- 3:18that
- 3:19so
- 3:19many
- 3:20parents
- 3:20feel.
- 3:21And
- 3:22wise
- 3:22parenting
- 3:23doesn't
- 3:23mean
- 3:23choosing
- 3:24between
- 3:24love
- 3:25and
- 3:25truth.
- 3:26It
- 3:27means
- 3:27holding
- 3:27both
- 3:28together.
- 3:29So
- 3:29let's
- 3:30talk
- 3:30about
- 3:31how
- 3:31do
- 3:31we
- 3:31make
- 3:32that
- 3:32happen?
- 3:33I
- 3:33think
- 3:33you've
- 3:34got
- 3:34to
- 3:34affirm
- 3:35the
- 3:35dream
- 3:35before
- 3:36addressing
- 3:36the
- 3:36cost.
- 3:37I
- 3:37think
- 3:37you've
- 3:37got
- 3:37to
- 3:37start
- 3:38there.
- 3:38Your
- 3:39daughter
- 3:39needs
- 3:39to
- 3:39feel
- 3:40seen.
- 3:41She's
- 3:41worked
- 3:41hard
- 3:42to
- 3:42get
- 3:42to
- 3:42this
- 3:43point.
- 3:43You
- 3:43got
- 3:44to
- 3:44appreciate
- 3:44her
- 3:44effort,
- 3:45her
- 3:45resilience,
- 3:46and
- 3:46her
- 3:47vision
- 3:47for
- 3:47the
- 3:47future.
- 3:48You
- 3:48don't
- 3:48want
- 3:48to
- 3:48stifle
- 3:49that.
- 3:49Maybe
- 3:50you
- 3:50start
- 3:50by
- 3:50saying
- 3:51something
- 3:51like,
- 3:51hey,
- 3:52I'm
- 3:52so
- 3:52proud
- 3:52of
- 3:52you.
- 3:53I
- 3:53see
- 3:54how
- 3:54hard
- 3:54you've
- 3:55worked
- 3:55for
- 3:55this.
- 3:56Because
- 3:57when
- 3:57she
- 3:57feels
- 3:57supported,
- 3:58she's
- 3:59more
- 3:59open
- 3:59to
- 3:59be
- 3:59guided.
- 4:00But
- 4:00if
- 4:00you
- 4:00start
- 4:00off
- 4:01with,
- 4:02this
- 4:02is
- 4:02so
- 4:03outrageously
- 4:03expensive,
- 4:04you
- 4:04can't
- 4:04afford
- 4:05to
- 4:05do
- 4:05that.
- 4:05And
- 4:05as
- 4:06a
- 4:06parent,
- 4:06it's
- 4:07easy
- 4:07to
- 4:07get
- 4:08to
- 4:08that
- 4:08point
- 4:08because
- 4:08we
- 4:09see
- 4:09the
- 4:09bottom
- 4:10line,
- 4:10we
- 4:10see
- 4:10the
- 4:10numbers.
- 4:12But
- 4:12if
- 4:12we
- 4:12start
- 4:12off
- 4:13with
- 4:13affirming
- 4:14where
- 4:14they
- 4:14are
- 4:14now,
- 4:15at
- 4:15some
- 4:15point,
- 4:16you've
- 4:16got
- 4:16to
- 4:16shift
- 4:17the
- 4:17conversation
- 4:17from
- 4:18that
- 4:18emotion
- 4:19to.
- 4:19To
- 4:19the
- 4:19reality.
- 4:20Because
- 4:20right
- 4:21now
- 4:21I
- 4:22think
- 4:22your
- 4:22daughter's
- 4:23decision
- 4:23is
- 4:23very
- 4:24emotional.
- 4:25She
- 4:25may
- 4:25have
- 4:26friends
- 4:26going
- 4:26to
- 4:26this
- 4:26school.
- 4:27This
- 4:27may
- 4:27be
- 4:27her.
- 4:28Her
- 4:28dream
- 4:28location,
- 4:29the
- 4:29dream
- 4:29where
- 4:30she
- 4:30always
- 4:30went
- 4:30to
- 4:30go.
- 4:31But
- 4:32you've
- 4:32got
- 4:32to
- 4:32gently
- 4:33bring
- 4:33this
- 4:33back
- 4:33into
- 4:34reality.
- 4:35And
- 4:35this
- 4:35is
- 4:36a
- 4:36delicate.
- 4:36You
- 4:37know,
- 4:37they
- 4:37talk
- 4:37about
- 4:37walking
- 4:38a
- 4:38tightrope.
- 4:38This
- 4:39is
- 4:39super
- 4:39delicate.
- 4:40It's
- 4:40a
- 4:40hard
- 4:40thing
- 4:41to
- 4:41do.
- 4:41But
- 4:42one
- 4:42of
- 4:42the
- 4:42things
- 4:42that
- 4:42I'm
- 4:42going
- 4:43to
- 4:43recommend
- 4:43you
- 4:43do
- 4:43is
- 4:44walk
- 4:44through
- 4:44the
- 4:45total
- 4:45cost
- 4:45of
- 4:45the
- 4:46school.
- 4:47What
- 4:47is
- 4:47this
- 4:47really
- 4:47going
- 4:48to
- 4:48cost?
- 4:48Not
- 4:48just
- 4:49tuition,
- 4:49but
- 4:50books,
- 4:51fees,
- 4:52living,
- 4:52meals,
- 4:53travel
- 4:54back
- 4:54and
- 4:54forth.
- 4:54A
- 4:55lot
- 4:55of
- 4:55people
- 4:55don't
- 4:55think
- 4:55about
- 4:55all
- 4:56those
- 4:56ancillary
- 4:57expenses.
- 4:58You
- 4:58got
- 4:58to
- 4:58really
- 4:59lay
- 4:59that
- 4:59out
- 4:59in
- 4:59black
- 5:00and
- 5:00white
- 5:00terms.
- 5:01And
- 5:01once
- 5:01you
- 5:01do
- 5:02that,
- 5:02then
- 5:02you've
- 5:03got
- 5:03to
- 5:03estimate
- 5:03the
- 5:03debt.
- 5:04You
- 5:04were
- 5:04very
- 5:04clear.
- 5:05You're
- 5:05not
- 5:05in
- 5:06a
- 5:06position
- 5:06to
- 5:06financially
- 5:07assist
- 5:08her.
- 5:08Now,
- 5:08I
- 5:08don't
- 5:08know
- 5:08exactly
- 5:09what
- 5:09that
- 5:09means.
- 5:10Maybe
- 5:10that
- 5:11means
- 5:11you
- 5:11can't
- 5:11afford
- 5:11to
- 5:12pay
- 5:12the
- 5:12full
- 5:12tuition
- 5:13bill,
- 5:13but
- 5:13maybe
- 5:14you're
- 5:14still
- 5:14going
- 5:14to
- 5:14help
- 5:14out
- 5:15with
- 5:15travel
- 5:15costs
- 5:16or
- 5:16room
- 5:16and
- 5:17board
- 5:17costs.
- 5:18So
- 5:18you
- 5:18really
- 5:18got
- 5:19to
- 5:19sit
- 5:19down
- 5:19and
- 5:19figure
- 5:20out
- 5:20what
- 5:20this
- 5:21is
- 5:21actually
- 5:21going
- 5:21to
- 5:22cost.
- 5:22A
- 5:22little
- 5:22pet
- 5:22peeve
- 5:23of
- 5:23mine,
- 5:24colleges
- 5:24have
- 5:25made
- 5:25it
- 5:25super
- 5:25simple
- 5:26for
- 5:26people
- 5:27to
- 5:27go
- 5:27into
- 5:27debt
- 5:28up
- 5:28to
- 5:28their
- 5:28heads.
- 5:29I
- 5:29mean,
- 5:29it's
- 5:29just
- 5:29so
- 5:30easy
- 5:30to
- 5:30do
- 5:30it
- 5:31because
- 5:31you
- 5:31don't
- 5:32think
- 5:32about
- 5:32how
- 5:32much
- 5:33this
- 5:33is
- 5:33going
- 5:33to
- 5:33cost.
- 5:34They
- 5:34break
- 5:34it
- 5:34down
- 5:34by
- 5:35class
- 5:35or
- 5:35they
- 5:35break
- 5:36it
- 5:36down
- 5:36by
- 5:36semester.
- 5:37And
- 5:37then
- 5:38you
- 5:38think,
- 5:38okay,
- 5:38well,
- 5:38if
- 5:38I'm
- 5:39going
- 5:39to
- 5:39be
- 5:39here
- 5:39for
- 5:39four
- 5:40years
- 5:40or
- 5:40five
- 5:40years,
- 5:41this
- 5:41is
- 5:41what
- 5:42it's
- 5:42going
- 5:42to
- 5:42cost
- 5:42to
- 5:42estimate
- 5:43what
- 5:43that
- 5:43looks
- 5:43like.
- 5:44But
- 5:44even
- 5:44bigger
- 5:44than
- 5:45that,
- 5:45and
- 5:45this
- 5:46is
- 5:46a
- 5:46step
- 5:46a
- 5:46lot
- 5:46of
- 5:46people
- 5:47don't
- 5:47think
- 5:47about.
- 5:48What
- 5:48is
- 5:48this
- 5:48going
- 5:49to
- 5:49cost
- 5:49you
- 5:49afterward?
- 5:51I'll
- 5:51give
- 5:51you
- 5:51a
- 5:51great
- 5:51example.
- 5:52When
- 5:52you
- 5:52go
- 5:52buy
- 5:52a
- 5:53house,
- 5:53one
- 5:54of
- 5:54the
- 5:54things
- 5:54that
- 5:54a
- 5:55lender
- 5:55has
- 5:55to
- 5:55give
- 5:56you
- 5:56is
- 5:56what's
- 5:56called
- 5:57a
- 5:57disclosure.
- 5:58They're
- 5:58going
- 5:58to
- 5:58say
- 5:58to
- 5:58you,
- 5:58hey,
- 5:59if
- 5:59you
- 5:59take
- 5:59this
- 6:00loan,
- 6:00here's
- 6:01what
- 6:01it's
- 6:01going
- 6:01to
- 6:01cost.
- 6:02I
- 6:02don't
- 6:02see
- 6:02anybody
- 6:03doing
- 6:03that
- 6:03in
- 6:03student
- 6:04loans.
- 6:04And
- 6:04I
- 6:04think
- 6:04that's
- 6:05a
- 6:05major
- 6:05problem.
- 6:06So
- 6:06this
- 6:06is
- 6:06an
- 6:07opportunity
- 6:07for
- 6:07you
- 6:08to
- 6:08do
- 6:08that.
- 6:08And
- 6:08I'm
- 6:08not
- 6:09saying
- 6:09that
- 6:09to
- 6:09scare
- 6:10her,
- 6:11but
- 6:11help
- 6:11her
- 6:11see
- 6:11the
- 6:12full
- 6:12picture.
- 6:13I
- 6:13have
- 6:13clients
- 6:13that
- 6:14are
- 6:14doctors.
- 6:14Their
- 6:15student
- 6:16loan
- 6:16payments
- 6:16are
- 6:163,
- 6:17$4,000
- 6:18a
- 6:18month.
- 6:19Well,
- 6:19when
- 6:19you're
- 6:20first
- 6:20starting
- 6:20in
- 6:20a
- 6:21job,
- 6:21you
- 6:21might
- 6:21not
- 6:22be
- 6:22even
- 6:22making
- 6:22that
- 6:22much
- 6:23money.
- 6:24So
- 6:24set
- 6:24it
- 6:24out,
- 6:24lay
- 6:25it
- 6:25out
- 6:25there
- 6:25and
- 6:26help
- 6:26her
- 6:26then
- 6:26to
- 6:27understand
- 6:27the
- 6:27trade
- 6:28offs,
- 6:28not
- 6:29just
- 6:29the
- 6:29options.
- 6:29This
- 6:30is
- 6:30where
- 6:30we've
- 6:30got
- 6:30to
- 6:30grow
- 6:31some
- 6:31wisdom.
- 6:32It's
- 6:32not
- 6:32just
- 6:33this
- 6:33school
- 6:33or
- 6:34that
- 6:34school
- 6:34because
- 6:34your
- 6:35daughter's
- 6:35going
- 6:35to
- 6:35go
- 6:36to
- 6:36that
- 6:36emotional
- 6:36point.
- 6:37But
- 6:37mom,
- 6:37you
- 6:37want
- 6:38me
- 6:38to
- 6:38go
- 6:38to
- 6:38this
- 6:38school
- 6:38because
- 6:39this
- 6:39school's
- 6:39cheaper
- 6:40and
- 6:40I
- 6:40want
- 6:40to
- 6:41go
- 6:41over
- 6:41here.
- 6:42You've
- 6:42really
- 6:42got
- 6:42to
- 6:43lay
- 6:43out
- 6:43what
- 6:43that
- 6:43path
- 6:44looks
- 6:44like,
- 6:44what
- 6:44that
- 6:44journey
- 6:45looks
- 6:45like,
- 6:45because
- 6:46all
- 6:46those
- 6:46things
- 6:47come
- 6:47along
- 6:47with
- 6:47it.
- 6:48Every
- 6:49single
- 6:49choice
- 6:49has
- 6:50opportunities,
- 6:51it
- 6:51has
- 6:51limitations.
- 6:52And
- 6:52like
- 6:53you've
- 6:53alluded
- 6:53to,
- 6:54it's
- 6:54got
- 6:55this
- 6:55long
- 6:55term
- 6:56impact
- 6:57because
- 6:57you
- 6:57see
- 6:58it.
- 6:58Maybe
- 6:58you've
- 6:59got
- 6:59student
- 6:59loans,
- 6:59maybe
- 7:00you're
- 7:00still
- 7:00paying
- 7:00those
- 7:00student
- 7:01loans
- 7:01yourself
- 7:01or
- 7:02you
- 7:02know
- 7:02what
- 7:02it's
- 7:02like
- 7:02to
- 7:03see
- 7:03that,
- 7:03that,
- 7:04that
- 7:04debt
- 7:04around
- 7:05them.
- 7:05But
- 7:06that's
- 7:06where
- 7:06this
- 7:06learning
- 7:07can
- 7:07be
- 7:07part
- 7:07of
- 7:07the
- 7:08growth.
- 7:09But
- 7:09here's
- 7:09the
- 7:09thing,
- 7:09as
- 7:10a
- 7:10parent,
- 7:10this
- 7:11is
- 7:11the
- 7:11hardest
- 7:11part
- 7:12of
- 7:12that.
- 7:13You've
- 7:13got
- 7:13to
- 7:13come
- 7:14to
- 7:14full
- 7:14acceptance
- 7:14that
- 7:15yes,
- 7:15you
- 7:15can
- 7:15guide
- 7:16them,
- 7:16but
- 7:17you
- 7:17can't
- 7:17control
- 7:17them.
- 7:18I
- 7:18know
- 7:19in
- 7:19so
- 7:19many
- 7:19ways
- 7:20when
- 7:20my
- 7:20boys
- 7:20were
- 7:21younger,
- 7:21I
- 7:21had
- 7:22this
- 7:22opportunity.
- 7:22I'm
- 7:23going
- 7:23to
- 7:23take
- 7:23care
- 7:23of
- 7:23this.
- 7:23I'm
- 7:24going
- 7:24to
- 7:24show
- 7:24them
- 7:24what
- 7:24to
- 7:25do.
- 7:25Well,
- 7:26after
- 7:26I
- 7:26beat
- 7:26my
- 7:26head
- 7:27against
- 7:27the
- 7:27wall
- 7:27enough
- 7:27times,
- 7:28I
- 7:28realized,
- 7:29yeah,
- 7:29I
- 7:29can
- 7:29guide
- 7:30them,
- 7:30but
- 7:30I
- 7:31can't
- 7:31control
- 7:31them.
- 7:32So
- 7:33that's
- 7:33exactly
- 7:33where
- 7:33you
- 7:33are.
- 7:34You
- 7:34can
- 7:34explain
- 7:34things,
- 7:35you
- 7:35can
- 7:35support
- 7:36them,
- 7:36you
- 7:36can
- 7:37provide
- 7:37your
- 7:37perspective,
- 7:38but
- 7:38you
- 7:39can't
- 7:39decide
- 7:39for
- 7:40her.
- 7:41And
- 7:41that
- 7:42doesn't
- 7:42mean
- 7:42you
- 7:42failed
- 7:43as
- 7:43a
- 7:43parent.
- 7:44A
- 7:44lot
- 7:44of
- 7:44us
- 7:44take
- 7:45that
- 7:45internally,
- 7:45say,
- 7:45well,
- 7:46you
- 7:46know,
- 7:46she
- 7:46didn't
- 7:47make
- 7:47the
- 7:47decision
- 7:47that
- 7:47I
- 7:48would
- 7:48have
- 7:48made.
- 7:49That
- 7:49doesn't
- 7:50mean
- 7:50you
- 7:50failed.
- 7:52It
- 7:52means
- 7:52you've
- 7:52done
- 7:52your
- 7:53role.
- 7:53If
- 7:53you've
- 7:53laid
- 7:54out
- 7:54the
- 7:54options,
- 7:54if
- 7:54you've
- 7:55said,
- 7:55okay,
- 7:55here's
- 7:56your
- 7:56options.
- 7:56Here's
- 7:57the
- 7:57total
- 7:57debt
- 7:58you're
- 7:58going
- 7:58to
- 7:58take
- 7:58on.
- 7:58Here's
- 7:59the
- 7:59after
- 8:00payment
- 8:00debt
- 8:01you're
- 8:01going
- 8:01to
- 8:01have.
- 8:01These
- 8:01are
- 8:01payments
- 8:02you're
- 8:02going
- 8:02to
- 8:02make.
- 8:03You've
- 8:03done
- 8:03your
- 8:03role,
- 8:05which
- 8:05leads
- 8:06me
- 8:06to
- 8:06this.
- 8:06Just
- 8:06stay
- 8:07anchored
- 8:07in
- 8:07your
- 8:08role
- 8:08as
- 8:08a
- 8:08steady
- 8:09voice.
- 8:10Your
- 8:11role
- 8:11is
- 8:11not
- 8:11to
- 8:11eliminate
- 8:12every
- 8:12risk.
- 8:13I
- 8:13wish
- 8:13as
- 8:13a
- 8:13parent,
- 8:14as
- 8:14a
- 8:14dad,
- 8:15I'm
- 8:15going
- 8:15to
- 8:15be
- 8:15a
- 8:15grandfather
- 8:16here
- 8:16pretty
- 8:17soon.
- 8:17I
- 8:17wish
- 8:18there
- 8:18was
- 8:18a
- 8:18way
- 8:18for
- 8:18me
- 8:18to
- 8:19eliminate
- 8:19every
- 8:19risk
- 8:20for
- 8:20my
- 8:20children
- 8:20and
- 8:21my
- 8:21grandchildren,
- 8:22but
- 8:22I
- 8:23can't
- 8:23do
- 8:23that.
- 8:24But
- 8:24the
- 8:24role
- 8:24I
- 8:25can
- 8:25take
- 8:25on
- 8:25is
- 8:25I
- 8:26can
- 8:26be
- 8:26that
- 8:26steady
- 8:26voice,
- 8:27I
- 8:27can
- 8:28be
- 8:28that
- 8:28source
- 8:28of
- 8:29wisdom
- 8:29and
- 8:29I
- 8:30can
- 8:30be
- 8:30that
- 8:30support
- 8:31system.
- 8:31I
- 8:31can
- 8:31be
- 8:31that
- 8:32shoulder
- 8:32to
- 8:32cry
- 8:32on
- 8:33or
- 8:33that
- 8:33person
- 8:34that
- 8:34they
- 8:34go
- 8:34to.
- 8:34I
- 8:34love
- 8:35it
- 8:35when
- 8:35my
- 8:35boys
- 8:35call
- 8:35me
- 8:36and
- 8:36they
- 8:36say,
- 8:36dad,
- 8:36I've
- 8:37got
- 8:37this
- 8:37decision
- 8:37to
- 8:38make.
- 8:38What
- 8:39do
- 8:39you
- 8:39think
- 8:39I
- 8:39should
- 8:39do
- 8:40now?
- 8:40Honestly,
- 8:41I'm
- 8:41a
- 8:41problem
- 8:41solver.
- 8:42So
- 8:42for
- 8:42me,
- 8:42right
- 8:42from
- 8:43the
- 8:43jump,
- 8:43I'm
- 8:43like,
- 8:43okay,
- 8:43here's
- 8:44what
- 8:44you
- 8:44should
- 8:44do.
- 8:45But
- 8:45as
- 8:45I've
- 8:45gotten
- 8:46a
- 8:46little
- 8:46wiser,
- 8:47I've
- 8:47realized
- 8:47the
- 8:47best
- 8:48role
- 8:48for
- 8:48me
- 8:49is
- 8:49just
- 8:49talk
- 8:50them
- 8:50through
- 8:50it,
- 8:51to
- 8:51counsel
- 8:52them
- 8:52through
- 8:52it.
- 8:53And
- 8:53we
- 8:53have
- 8:54to
- 8:54accept
- 8:54it.
- 8:54Even
- 8:54if
- 8:55she
- 8:55chooses
- 8:55differently
- 8:56than
- 8:56you
- 8:56do,
- 8:57even
- 8:57when
- 8:57my
- 8:57boys
- 8:58may
- 8:58choose
- 8:58decisions
- 8:59that
- 8:59I
- 8:59wouldn't
- 8:59have
- 8:59made,
- 9:00the
- 9:01fact
- 9:01that
- 9:01your
- 9:02presence
- 9:02is
- 9:02there
- 9:02still
- 9:03matters.
- 9:04And
- 9:04I
- 9:04want
- 9:04to
- 9:05take
- 9:05this
- 9:05a
- 9:05little
- 9:05deeper
- 9:06because
- 9:06parenting
- 9:07decisions
- 9:07like
- 9:08this
- 9:08carry
- 9:08a
- 9:09lot
- 9:09of
- 9:09weight.
- 9:09I
- 9:09can
- 9:09sense
- 9:10it
- 9:10in
- 9:10your
- 9:10voice.
- 9:11I
- 9:11can
- 9:11tell.
- 9:11It's
- 9:12like
- 9:12you
- 9:12see
- 9:12the
- 9:13train
- 9:13coming,
- 9:13the
- 9:14track
- 9:14is
- 9:14shaking,
- 9:15the
- 9:15ground
- 9:15is
- 9:15rumbling,
- 9:16and
- 9:16you're
- 9:16like,
- 9:16I
- 9:17just
- 9:17want
- 9:17to
- 9:17protect
- 9:18them.
- 9:18I
- 9:19want
- 9:19to
- 9:19guide
- 9:19her.
- 9:21But
- 9:21your
- 9:21child's
- 9:22life
- 9:22is
- 9:22not
- 9:22yours
- 9:22to
- 9:23control.
- 9:23And
- 9:23I
- 9:23think
- 9:23as
- 9:23parents,
- 9:24we
- 9:24lose
- 9:24sight
- 9:24of
- 9:24that.
- 9:26It's
- 9:26ours
- 9:26to
- 9:27guide
- 9:27them,
- 9:28but
- 9:28it's
- 9:29theirs
- 9:29to
- 9:29walk.
- 9:30And
- 9:30we
- 9:30got
- 9:30to
- 9:31remember
- 9:31also
- 9:31in
- 9:31all
- 9:32these
- 9:32things,
- 9:32this
- 9:32show
- 9:32is
- 9:33about
- 9:33faith.
- 9:33God
- 9:34is
- 9:34guiding
- 9:34them
- 9:35too.
- 9:35So
- 9:36this
- 9:36is
- 9:36a
- 9:36great
- 9:36opportunity
- 9:37to
- 9:37just
- 9:37say
- 9:37to
- 9:38God,
- 9:38hey,
- 9:38God,
- 9:39help
- 9:39me
- 9:39guide
- 9:39with
- 9:40wisdom
- 9:40and
- 9:41release
- 9:41that
- 9:41trust
- 9:42to
- 9:42you.
- 9:44You're
- 9:44not
- 9:44failing
- 9:45as
- 9:45a
- 9:45parent.
- 9:46You're
- 9:47faithfully
- 9:47guiding
- 9:48through
- 9:48a
- 9:48hard
- 9:48decision.
- 9:48This
- 9:49is
- 9:49a
- 9:49very
- 9:50difficult
- 9:50decision
- 9:51with
- 9:51long
- 9:52term
- 9:52consequences.
- 9:53But
- 9:53I
- 9:54want
- 9:54to
- 9:54give
- 9:54you
- 9:54a
- 9:54win
- 9:54for
- 9:55today.
- 9:55Here's
- 9:56what
- 9:56I
- 9:56encourage
- 9:56you
- 9:56to
- 9:56do.
- 9:57Have
- 9:57one
- 9:57honest
- 9:58conversation,
- 9:59just
- 10:00one
- 10:00sentence,
- 10:01maybe
- 10:01Say
- 10:01something
- 10:01like,
- 10:02let's
- 10:02walk
- 10:02through
- 10:02this
- 10:02choice
- 10:03really,
- 10:03and
- 10:04what
- 10:04it
- 10:04really
- 10:04looks
- 10:04like
- 10:05together,
- 10:06that
- 10:06may
- 10:07be
- 10:07the
- 10:07little
- 10:07olive
- 10:08branch,
- 10:08because
- 10:08that
- 10:09clarity
- 10:09is
- 10:10going
- 10:10to
- 10:10help
- 10:10build
- 10:11better
- 10:11decisions.
- 10:12Well,
- 10:13let's
- 10:13get
- 10:13to
- 10:13our
- 10:13scripture
- 10:14verse
- 10:14today.
- 10:15We're
- 10:15going
- 10:15to
- 10:15go
- 10:15to
- 10:16Proverbs,
- 10:16chapter
- 10:1622,
- 10:17verse
- 10:176.
- 10:18And
- 10:18I've
- 10:19used
- 10:19this
- 10:19on
- 10:19the
- 10:19show
- 10:19many
- 10:20times,
- 10:20and
- 10:20this
- 10:20is
- 10:20just
- 10:20absolutely
- 10:21brilliant
- 10:22for
- 10:22today.
- 10:22It
- 10:22says,
- 10:23start
- 10:23children
- 10:23off
- 10:24on
- 10:24the
- 10:24way
- 10:24they
- 10:24should
- 10:24go,
- 10:25and
- 10:26when
- 10:26they're
- 10:26old,
- 10:27they
- 10:27will
- 10:27not
- 10:27turn
- 10:28from
- 10:28it.
- 10:29As
- 10:30I
- 10:30said,
- 10:30your
- 10:31role
- 10:31is
- 10:31to
- 10:32guide
- 10:32and
- 10:32to
- 10:32teach
- 10:33with
- 10:33wisdom.
- 10:34And
- 10:34you
- 10:34just
- 10:35got
- 10:35to
- 10:35trust
- 10:35that
- 10:35those
- 10:35little
- 10:36seeds
- 10:36that
- 10:36you're
- 10:36planting
- 10:37are
- 10:38going
- 10:38to
- 10:38shape
- 10:38their
- 10:38future
- 10:39decisions.
- 10:39And
- 10:39I
- 10:40see
- 10:40that
- 10:40all
- 10:40the
- 10:40time
- 10:40with
- 10:40my
- 10:41kids.
- 10:41My
- 10:41oldest
- 10:42son
- 10:42will
- 10:42say
- 10:42to
- 10:42me,
- 10:42but
- 10:43Dad,
- 10:43I
- 10:43remember
- 10:43when
- 10:43I
- 10:44was
- 10:4410
- 10:44years
- 10:44old
- 10:44you
- 10:44told
- 10:45me
- 10:45this,
- 10:45and
- 10:45now
- 10:45he's
- 10:45living
- 10:46his
- 10:46life
- 10:46like
- 10:46that.
- 10:47It's
- 10:48those
- 10:48little
- 10:48seeds
- 10:49that's
- 10:49going
- 10:49to
- 10:49make
- 10:49an
- 10:50impact
- 10:50on
- 10:50the
- 10:50rest
- 10:50of
- 10:51their
- 10:51lives.
- 10:51How
- 10:52about
- 10:52we
- 10:52pray
- 10:52together?
- 10:53Heavenly
- 10:54Father,
- 10:55we
- 10:55lift
- 10:55up
- 10:55those
- 10:56who
- 10:56are
- 10:56guiding
- 10:56their
- 10:57children
- 10:57through
- 10:57important
- 10:58life
- 10:58decisions.
- 10:59And
- 11:00Lord,
- 11:00you
- 11:00see
- 11:00their
- 11:00love,
- 11:01you
- 11:01see
- 11:01their
- 11:01concern,
- 11:02and
- 11:02you
- 11:03see
- 11:03their
- 11:03desire
- 11:03to
- 11:03lead
- 11:04their
- 11:04children
- 11:04well.
- 11:05And
- 11:05I
- 11:06just
- 11:06said
- 11:06right
- 11:06now
- 11:06that
- 11:06you
- 11:06would
- 11:07give
- 11:07them
- 11:07wisdom
- 11:07in
- 11:08their
- 11:08words,
- 11:09patience
- 11:10in
- 11:10their
- 11:10conversations,
- 11:11and
- 11:11really
- 11:12peace
- 11:12in
- 11:12their
- 11:12role
- 11:13as
- 11:13a
- 11:13parent.
- 11:15Help
- 11:15them
- 11:15to
- 11:15speak
- 11:15truth
- 11:16with
- 11:16compassion
- 11:17and
- 11:17to
- 11:17trust
- 11:17you
- 11:18with
- 11:18what
- 11:18they
- 11:18really
- 11:18can't
- 11:19control.
- 11:20Guide
- 11:21their
- 11:21children's
- 11:21path
- 11:22and
- 11:22surround
- 11:22them
- 11:22with
- 11:23wisdom
- 11:23as
- 11:23they
- 11:23make
- 11:24their
- 11:24own
- 11:24decisions.
- 11:26And
- 11:26remind
- 11:26them
- 11:26always
- 11:27that
- 11:27none
- 11:27of
- 11:27us
- 11:28are
- 11:28alone
- 11:29in
- 11:29any
- 11:29of
- 11:29this.
- 11:30And
- 11:30you're
- 11:31working
- 11:31both
- 11:31in
- 11:31our
- 11:32hearts
- 11:32and
- 11:32our
- 11:32child's
- 11:33heart.
- 11:34And
- 11:34we
- 11:34ask
- 11:34this
- 11:35in
- 11:35Jesus
- 11:35name.
- 11:36Amen,
- 11:38friend.
- 11:39Guiding
- 11:39with
- 11:39love
- 11:39and
- 11:40wisdom
- 11:40matters
- 11:40more
- 11:41than
- 11:41controlling
- 11:41the
- 11:41outcome.
- 11:43That
- 11:43is
- 11:44just
- 11:44the
- 11:44truth
- 11:44for
- 11:44today.
- 11:45And
- 11:46if
- 11:46you're
- 11:46navigating
- 11:47tension
- 11:47like
- 11:47this
- 11:47with
- 11:47your
- 11:48own
- 11:48child,
- 11:48I
- 11:48would
- 11:49love
- 11:49to
- 11:49hear
- 11:49from
- 11:49you.
- 11:50You
- 11:50can
- 11:50go
- 11:50to
- 11:51our
- 11:51website
- 11:53at
- 11:54financiallyconfidentchristian.com/question.
- 11:55Whatever's
- 11:56going
- 11:56on
- 11:56in
- 11:56your
- 11:56financial
- 11:57world
- 11:57or
- 11:57your
- 11:58world
- 11:58with
- 11:58your
- 11:59children,
- 11:59if
- 11:59you
- 11:59want
- 11:59my
- 12:00guidance,
- 12:00I
- 12:00would
- 12:00love
- 12:00to
- 12:00hear
- 12:01from
- 12:01you
- 12:01again.
- 12:02That's
- 12:02financiallyconfidentchristian.com/question.
- 12:06I
- 12:06just
- 12:06want
- 12:06to
- 12:07thank
- 12:07you
- 12:07so
- 12:07much
- 12:07for
- 12:07joining
- 12:08me
- 12:08today.
- 12:09Stay
- 12:09financially
- 12:10savvy.
- 12:10May
- 12:10God
- 12:10bless
- 12:11you
- 12:11and
- 12:12you
- 12:12have
- 12:12a
- 12:12truly
- 12:13great
- 12:13day
- 12:13today.