There's so much hate in the world, sometimes you wonder if you're children are going to turn out all right.
Every day there are newscasts filled with stories of discrimination, abuse, rape and murder. Even at school you hear kids mimic what you can only assume they learned at home.
No matter how much you try to teach your offspring to do what's right, there is temptation out there to go another way. Amidst all this, are any of your lessons getting through?
I'd like to think so. Since I've lost my job, we've had to cut back on certain things, including allowance and things our children are used to getting (like video games). Instead, we split up our change between the children.
My son wanted to know how much he had amassed, so we took his change to the bank and he had a grand total of $15.36. Did he want a video game? Pokemon cards?
"I want to give my money to kids with cancer." I'd say they are turning out all right.
Every day there are newscasts filled with stories of discrimination, abuse, rape and murder. Even at school you hear kids mimic what you can only assume they learned at home.
No matter how much you try to teach your offspring to do what's right, there is temptation out there to go another way. Amidst all this, are any of your lessons getting through?
I'd like to think so. Since I've lost my job, we've had to cut back on certain things, including allowance and things our children are used to getting (like video games). Instead, we split up our change between the children.
My son wanted to know how much he had amassed, so we took his change to the bank and he had a grand total of $15.36. Did he want a video game? Pokemon cards?
"I want to give my money to kids with cancer." I'd say they are turning out all right.
How encouraging is that! I read a UNICEF article recently about the effect of materialism on kids. It was concerning the amount of 'things' parents give their kids to offset the lack of time they spend together, because the parents are working longer and longer hours. But disconnected parents = social problems later, no matter how much money those parents throw in. Also, when interviewed, the kids prefer time spent with parents above anything else. Just when you might be feeling bad that you can't give your kids what you'd like to, they go and show you what a wonderful parent you have been!
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