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One thing I wonder is how being in jail will change her. Obviously spending six months there would change you somewhat. I mean now that my mom is a criminal and will be surrounded by other criminals for eight months. I've talked to her on the phone and she seems the same but I still wonder. One positive that may come from this, maybe she will go easier on me. Though that could be a bad thing I guess
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For one thing, mom has more time to think about the consequences of any future action she does. It can mean the difference to another person such as snapping at a friend cus she has a headache but the friend has low self esteem and thinks she did something wrong to make your mom angry. Mom if she was really fully present in the now and aware of all thing present and what may possibly come down the road, she might then notice the look on her friends face and say, Oh, I have a horrible headache Pam, I am sorry, thats what made me snap at you. I shouldnt though, it's nothing you said or did. And that would help Pam with the fragile self esteem to maybe gain some confidence.
I'd like to share something I heard from a traveling minister at our church once long ago. He said that the word "Sin" doesnt necessarily mean we did something bad, did something wrong, broke the rules or the laws. The word "Sin" is an archery term. Archery is the use of bows and arrows and trying to hit the bulls-eye of a target. When a person's arrow missed the mark of the bull's eye, it was termed a "Sin". So sin simply means to miss the mark. We all do that in life. Some misses are small, like not making in back home in curfew time or a big one is murdering a person. There is a saying, if it harms no one, then do as you wish. If the consequences of any contemplated action hurts someone else or even your self...then it shouldnt be done to begin with.
Life is our classroom, you don't stop learning once you leave high school or college. So there are adults also learning different things right along side their children. Mom is no different than you in missing the mark. So what is "The Mark" the bulls-eye in life that you are aiming for?
I believe it is to strive to become more like our Creator, the God who made us, or Heavenly 'parent'. Thats it. Nothing more, nothing less. It is a measuring system for you to look at, how far are you away from being more like God. The Christians have that cute saying for teens now, WWJD? What Would Jesus Do? Think of that before anything you are contemplating doing. If it's something you should do but are afraid to, or shouldn't do but want to, apply personal willpower.
You call mom a criminal. A criminal means there was a crime.
Wikipedia says: a crime, also called an offence or a criminal offence, is an act harmful not only to some individual, but also to the community or the state (a public wrong). Maybe in the worlds society, people may no longer trust a person once they have been convicted of a crime.But how many of us have committed crimes and not been convicted, or missed the mark but not been harassed over it. I can't imagine God having such a big ego that He can't let go in his mind of something you did wrong when you were a little kid and is now going to hold it against you for the rest of your life. Nope, He is all loving and forgiving. Sometimes we need to look at the bigger scope, the issue in your personal life may not so much be what mom did to get convicted of a crime, but what processes your mind go through, and how you set your will and choices you make because of it.
You have mentioned several times now how you hope when Mom comes out that she will "Go easier on you". I am not sure exactly what you mean but in my mind, that throws up red flags of warning. You may not be hard of heart right now and simply concerned but if you don't watch yourself, you could so easily slip into becoming rebellious towards mom and choosing to not follow any parental guidelines anymore, even if both dad and mom agree on them....just because mom is involved in it and she has lost credibility in your eyes. If after mom gets out and you find yourself unable to get past it, and having resentments towards mom and you choosing to be tempted to go down the wrong road, ask them to get you into counseling. Your situation is a perfectly normal and good reason for getting some counseling. In fact, I think it wouldn't hurt to be going through counseling already now. I wish you the best hon. I just don't want to see you end up in the position of some of the kids portrayed on the show, "The Worlds Strictest Parents".
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Yes she will be around criminals but in the same respect she will still be herself, probably a better her because she has learned her lesson. She will not pick up any bad behaviors by the people in jail, most likely she's just focusing on doing her time and getting out so she can be with you again. Definitely is a positive thing. I don't think as a mother she will go easier on you, maybe in the beginning of when she gets home because she's getting acclimated to her house again, but she will always be the same mom, and pick up her rhythm of parenting as if she never left.
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