Soo...I'm finishing this blog. That means nobody took away my blog privileges.
5. Be a "Good" example to your children.
Children mimic what they see. We are all products of our environment. That being said, what you do, how you live, what you say, they totally absorb. There is nothing worse than a cursing 2 year old. NO, it isn't cute, EVER! Remember the beatitudes? Be kind, be generous, be honest, be attentive, be respectful, be good! Those things we learn in preschool and they are reinforced all through elementary school and should be reinforced at home. What a terrible tragedy it would be if the children of today grew up rude, obnoxious and completely alienated because they never learned how to be good.
6. Make memories not incidents with your children.
Simple things like a packed lunch at the park with your young child means the world to them. Making popcorn and watching their favorite movie with them for the 1000th time is golden in their eyes. They do not need expensive gifts, all the latest gadgets, or a fancy home. They just need a good clean home, filled with love and security to make memories. Don't you want those to be good memories. Think about your memories from your childhood. Don't they make you feel all warm and fuzzy? I can guarantee you they don't involve police chases, or wondering where your mom & dad are, or everybody sitting around hanging out doing drugs. Those kind of incidents do not make good memories. Mostly, they make unsupervised, unruly and insecure children who grow up confused, and lost. Nobody wants that for their children.
7. Show Respect...to everyone & everything.
Somewhere through the years the has gotten lost. This world is still ours and how we treat it and those people we share it with. Manners are Not a lost art....I have faith that they still exists and that when we taught you them, you retained them. So, use them! Pull your pants up. We do NOT want to see your crack or pubic hair. If you have a job interview, your suppose to dress up. That doesn't mean wearing your best shorts and t shirt, it means you wear your best clothes. Dress slacks (not jeans) nice dress shirt, button up or at least something much nicer than you hollister t shirt. If its winter, maybe a nice sweater, not your hoodie.
And by the way, you remember how we taught you to respect your elders? Well...anybody that's 15 years or more older than you is your elder, so show them some respect, please? If I see one more young person shove their way through a doorway jumping ahead of a little old lady and then not bother to hold the door open for her, I may just go postal.
Keep your things nice. Clean and tidy, everything is not disposable. The object is to take care of your things so they last. Money doesn't grow on trees. Especially, not in your parents back yard. We have nice things because we take care of them. It's not such a hard thing to do, just try it.
8. Prove everybody wrong.
No matter what anybody tells you, or says about you, always rise above and prove them wrong. You are the only one in charge of your destiny. Not your parents, not your peers and nobody else, but YOU! You have the ability to be anything you want. You can have anything you want. You and you alone!! One of my favorite movie quotes, taken from The Help, "You is Smart, You is Beautiful, You is Important." We all know you are capable, because we raised you and gave you the tools to proves everyone wrong, including us!
That's about all I felt I needed to say. These things are for the 20 something's who got things mixed up. It is not meant to be mean. Sometimes everybody needs a little reminding or enlightening. I could be wrong....but, I don't walk around with blinder's on, I see and hear just fine thank you. Please take these things to heart and make an attempt to understand. We are who we are, us parents the over 40 generation, because we HAVE done these things.
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