Nu & Pa in Fa le Hnenih Ṭonglo Dingmi (7) 7 of the Worst Things Parents Tell Their Kids (By: JoJo Tabares)

1. Thil an tuahsual pangmi ah mawhthluk ringringnak (Belittling )

“Nu le pa pawl, nan faale pawl kha thinheng dingin tuah hlah uh. Cu ai-ah Khristian nundaan ziaza le zirh awknak thawn cawm uh.” (Ephesians 6:4).

2. Ka manlo, ka buai tuk lai (Not now. I'm busy)

3. Ka tuah vekin siloin, ka lo sim vekin tuah aw (Do as I say, not as I do)

4. An tleirawl zik rero laifang ṭih ciamconak (Those dreaded teen years)

“Nan duh a sile a ṭha lomi ṭong lo dingah le thuphan sim lo dingah ralring uh” (Psalm 34:13).

5. Keimah in ka lo ti ruangah/ Ka thuthu (Because I said so)

6. Thil an tuah ṭha hnai lo miah lawm hlah (Empty praise)

7. Hronak/ Ṭih dingih ti hrimnak (Threatening or Using Fear)

“Ka hmur in ṭongsia a suak lo ding ih, ka lei in thuphan a per lo ding. ” (Job 27:4).