Parenting Fail #1093-Church

I am not really keeping count of all my parenting fails but I am sure it is up there.

Lucas goes to a daycare that is tied to a church. This time of year that means they have holiday services in the church. Lucas was not very cooperative when they had their Thanksgiving service. His teacher told me that he got upset while they were at the service.

I admit-I don't take him to church like I should. I could give you lots of excuses but what is the point. I belong to a great parish and we have taken Lucas a few times to Mass but clearly it isn't enough. The last time I was there, I was watching all the families who where there with little ones. I admired their ability to be there with their kids. I hope I can be one of them.

I have been looking for ways to take Lucas to church without it needing to be a Mass. The church at his daycare was having a Holiday Lessons and Carols event on Sunday night. I thought it would be a great opportunity for him to go see how pretty the church was and be able to hear some beautiful music. But then I looked at the fine print on the flyer and it said child care would be provided. So did that mean children weren't encouraged to come? In the end, his nap ran late on Sunday so we never made it.

It is one of my goals in the new year to get Lucas to church as often as I can. He is going to need to start going for religious ed in the next two years regardless.