Whitney Houstons Daughter,From the Church to the Drug Dealer

I know most people will think this belongs in the family section.But I wanted to discuss how one can tell their children to live right while not doing so themselves and how your witness affects your children.The award winning singer lost her life to drugs and now it seems her daughter will do the same.She was found in the same manner her mother was,in a bathtub,unconscious.

Houston began her singing in the church.She was surrounded by a family of believers.Yet she chose to take the path of fame with led her to drugs.Not every singer goes on drugs so lets not derail the thread on that subject.Her example to her daughter was a life filled with drama and drugs.Now her daughter has followed the very same path.So my point is that when as a parent you say "do as I say,not as I do" it doesn't work.If children are brought up in a home of divorce are they not more likely to be divorced? If brought up in abuse,more likely to abuse or be abused? Do we not understand that the legacy we leave behind,the footsteps,will be what your children follow? I wonder if we do see.

My sister married a "Christian" man that was emotionally abusive to her.He did everything but hit her.When she had her first child I told her "that child cannot walk away,he didn't ask for this,you can walk away."I advised her to separate so he understood she was serious about the abuse.But she felt the kids were too young to be affected by it.Finally her husband got help for his temper and is on meds to control it.The youngest began having trouble with violent temper tantrums and the oldest has anxiety issues.The drama in your life,the sin you dont deal with directly affects your children.At least thats what I believe.So what do you think? Any opinions?

"Bad company corrupts good morals".(1 Corinthians 15:33) And marriage is as close as company gets. My daughter's situation is not quite as dramatic - yet. The kids are too young to be independent. I've seen way too many men play at being Christian until they get the girl. Then the real man stands up. The girl chooses the man over her Christian life (which indicates that she also was not serious in the first place) and she drifts away herself.

The girl chooses the man over her Christian life (which indicates that she also was not serious in the first place) and she drifts away herself.

I read somewhere a while back, that prison populations. Are mostly populated by folk that grow up in single parent families.

The main problem I think parents suffer from, is thinking that they set a good example for their children. When the opposite is more often the case. It could be due to a faulty view of one's own behavior, not seeing their poor behavior for what it really is.

I don't believe that many people have an accurate perception of themselves.

Judging others we all do, judging ourselves is just too difficult.

Young People can often turn to crime when they cant cope with supporting a single parent as a way of getting food on the table. stealing or drug dealing is easy fast money. You have to drop out of school and hustle to pay the rent. You cant be a poor starving student for too long. its a huge pressure.

its not right. but desperate people do it. they steal.

They were doing that in my day, a long time ago.

It is a shame that young people are sometimes driven to crime, as no other opportunity exists.

young people dont have many options to earn and even when they do they will be paid minimum wage anyway

But when someone comes up with million dollars recording contract thats a huge temptation to sign it. Would you, if you were Whitney, refuse the offer?

What else could she do...she was groomed to sing. She could model, I suppose, but that wouldnt be using her vocal talent.

Once on the treadmill of the entertainment business, that doesnt leave much room or time for a higher education.

and also always being on the road and touring is not good for a young child. Shed be up all night and tired during the day. And two singers/acts married to each other is always suss but its not like Whitney and Bobby ever sang many duets together just seems like an odd combo. Never saw the disastrous 'reality' show but it was not a great example of a marriage from reports of it.

Why her mother seemed to have her head in the sand about Robyn. I dont know. Bobby Browns memoir was that it was Whitney who went after him, he didnt go after her. He was already going with somebody else when they met..AND his girlfriend was pregnant.