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Feeling so discouraged and defeated as a parent today. It is truly the one place I feel like a complete failure. All of my efforts seem pointless and ineffective…just a total waste of my time, really. Please pray for me that I may be more effective. Also, please pray my child’s heart will be transformed and she will see the wisdom in what I’m trying to share. Thank you all.
 
I will pray for your to receive strength as a parent…

Our Father, Who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

Amen.
 
May our Lord grant you fortitude, patience, peace and strength. May your daughter receive the graces she needs to be more receptive to your words, and cooperate with God’s grace. Amen.
 
Pray for your child. Remember St. Monica’s prayers for St. Augustine. How discouraged she must have been, but look how her prayers were rewarded at last!. Trust in God who will work in your child even if you cannot see. Don’t stop praying. But remember too that you are neither your child nor God. Your child is responsible before God, it is not you who bears the final responsibility. Do what you can then leave this child to God.

I will pray too.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is
the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
 
Irish_Girl_68 said:
Feeling so discouraged and defeated as a parent today. It is truly the one place I feel like a complete failure. All of my efforts seem pointless and ineffective…just a total waste of my time, really. Please pray for me that I may be more effective. Also, please pray my child’s heart will be transformed and she will see the wisdom in what I’m trying to share. Thank you all.
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A Mothers prayers are never wasted, neither are her tears. May Saint Monica and all the Saints intercede for you and your Child, and may God bless and keep you both
 
Irish_Girl_68 said:
Feeling so discouraged and defeated as a parent today. It is truly the one place I feel like a complete failure. All of my efforts seem pointless and ineffective…just a total waste of my time, really. Please pray for me that I may be more effective. Also, please pray my child’s heart will be transformed and she will see the wisdom in what I’m trying to share. Thank you all.
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Don’t forget St. Monica, who prayed for her son, St. Augustine, for 30 years before he straightened out! Looks like it turned out well for them, though! 🙂

Hang in there. Our crosses could be what helps save us and our children! They are a gift! (Both the children and the crosses.)

As someone once told me, the way we purify gold is to put it in a crucible and heat it up to a very high temperature, burning off all the impurities. Same applies to souls, in a similar way. 🙂
 
Praying for you!

When I’ve been insanely discouraged as a parent, I hop online and email my prayer request to some convents. They are spiritual mothers and prayer warriors.
 
Regarding raising children, my Dad said, “You think you are doing things the right way…then later it appears you have done everything wrong. Later still, you discover you did everything right after all.”

Our God, our sister has much concern for her daughter’s attitudes and behavior.
Please let it be so that my Dad’s words are true regarding her daughter. Things seemed to have turned out badly despite her anxious and best efforts.
Please let the outcome be good.
Please let Your guidance and Spirit lead her daughter to become the responsible, loving, faith-filled, and wise person that her mother longs for her to be.
We entrust them both to Your loving care.
And we ask you to give this mother peace and joy.
 
Thank you all. You remain in my prayers as well.

Hail Holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, your eyes of mercy towards us and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Oh clement! Oh loving! Oh sweet Virgin Mary.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Mother Mary, please intercede on behalf of my dear girl. Ask your dear Son to bless her and keep her. Please ask the Holy Spirit to guide her to make wise choices.
 
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
 
Please continue to be faithful to your efforts and know that God will not give you more than you can handle- I will be praying for you
 
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