Honor Your Parents

Relationships in the family can be the basis for life, negative or positive. Unfortunately many children grow up in family situations which are less than promising in teaching the positive values important to generate responsible parenting in generations to come. Parents need to "parent" in a manner which will create living examples to be mirrored in the lives of their children.

Children deserve to be in homes where parents always attempt to project the love and care exemplified in the earthly life of Jesus Christ. Parents "attempting" to live up to the high example of God do not always achieve such lofty standards. But, win or lose, parents deserve the love and respect of their children.

This script was written by Alex Read, 12 year grandson of DramaShare founder, John Alexander, making Alex the 3rd generation writer in the family.

Cast: 2
Zack,11, Cody’s friend
Cody,11, friendly boy

Set, Lighting, Sound, Costumes: standard

Props: cookies and a cookie jar

Bible reference: Exodus 20:12

Time: 3-4

Script

(Cody stands near the entrance, excited as Zack steps in.)

CODY
Come on in, Zack! I know Mom was baking chocolate chip cookies this morning. Would you like one?

ZACK
Well... are you sure your mom won’t be mad at you?

CODY
Mad? ... Why would Mom be mad about having a cookie?

ZACK
Well, my mom has a fit if I eat up all the cookies.

CODY
Who said we were going to eat up all the cookies? Mom wants me to have a treat—a cookie and a glass of milk—when I get home from school.

ZACK
So you can’t eat all the cookies either?

CODY
Well, why would I? It’s a treat, not a time to pig out.

ZACK
(Shrugs) Just like I thought—all parents have dumb rules!

CODY
How do you figure? What’s dumb about respecting your parents?

ZACK
“Respecting parents”? ... “Cookies”? ... What’s respecting parents got to do with cookies? Respect is about the big junk in life.

CODY
Respect is about everything we do. No matter whether it’s big junk or little junk, respect is respect. And parents deserve respect from their children.

ZACK
Why should they get respect? They don’t ever respect us!

CODY
No way! My parents respect me, same as I respect them.

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