Welcome to The Two Sisters & The Doc Podcast, the official podcast of Two Sisters & The Doc LLC. Each week your hosts will tackle discussions on race, trauma, resilience, love, core values, relationships, and anywhere else the stories take them.

Today, Cynthia, Tracie, and Dr. Mark are discussing parenting, communication, and boundaries, based on a viral video that recently appeared on social media — from Kirk Franklin and one of his children — which has given The Two Sisters and The Doc a lot to talk about. This conversation is about how we express ourselves as parents, how our children are expressing themselves, and the expectations around these forms of communication in different stages of life.

Key Takeaways:

[2:50] Dr. Mark shares his thoughts about this audio.

[4:38] Tracie shares her point of view.

[9:06] Cynthia talks about her perspective about the audio.

[10:33] That was a conversation among two adults.

[14:03] The initial reaction to first listening to the audio was from the ego: “How does he dare to talk that way to his father?”

[16:15] Children do not necessarily have to respect their parents because of their relationship.

[19:05] If there is a toxic relationship, how do you heal it?

[20:02] Parenting a grown child is impossible.

[24:34] My children’s experience of being parented by me is not the same experience I have parenting them.

[26:06] Cynthia talks about expectations in relationships.

[26:45] What is the cut-off point in the relationship with your children?

[28:57] Dr. Mark shares a personal experience.

[33:20] Tracie talks about how sometimes parents try to compensate with material things.

[36:10] Children do not owe their parents anything.

[39:10] Dr. Mark shares an experience he had with parents struggling with his grown child.

[41:18] “I wish you love.”

[41:35] Tracie brings up the culture piece in regards to this discussion.

[45:18] When someone constantly brings pain into our lives, we have the right to set a limit.

[47:43] Once we have done all we could do as parents, we are not responsible for our grown-up children’s actions and choices.

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