Saturday, May 11 Honor your father and your mother, just as Jehovah your God has commanded you, so that you may live a long time and you may prosper.​—Deut. 5:16.

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Saturday, May 11

Honor your father and your mother, just as Jehovah your God has commanded you, so that you may live a long time and you may prosper.—Deut. 5:16.

 

In the family, each member has a responsibility to keep sensitive, family matters private. For example, a Christian woman may have a habit that her husband finds amusing. Would he talk about it to others and thus cause her embarrassment? Of course not! He loves his wife, and he would never want to do anything to hurt her. (Eph. 5:33) Teenagers want to be treated with a measure of respect. Parents do well to recognize this. They would not humiliate their children by revealing their mistakes to others. (Col. 3:21) Children need to learn to be discreet, not disclosing information to outsiders that could embarrass other members of the family. When each family member does his part to keep personal family matters private, the family bond is strengthened. w22.09 10 ¶9