| Author | Message | ||
     Deadduck |
Over my childrens life times, (my son is 10, my daughter 4), they have seen and overheard many things from me over my religious beliefs, political leanings, to my absolute pride in our nation and all of its heros. In the last few weeks they have seen my outrage against both political parties and the arrogance that they are showing against the American public. They have seen me laugh and holler all with in seconds when Robert Gibbs is giving his press briefings. They have watched me this past week reading the Healthcare Reform bill at all hours of the day and night, trying to understand the "contract" that we as citizen are being forced to take. They see me taking notes, researching definitions, trying to decipher fact from fiction. They see me reading books, they ask me what I am reading about and I tell them in as simple of form as I can to young ones, putting things into a language that they can understand. Today, after bringing my daughter home from pre-k, we were sitting in the living room, she eating ice cream, and me about to turn the tv over to a childrens learning channel from the news. Before I turned the channel, the news of Captain Scott Speicher was finally returning home came on. I sat quietly with my daughter, both watching the transfer from the plane, I, saying a small prayer for the family and those that have suffered and wondered of his return. As the family was laying flowers on top of his coffin, my daughter turned to me and asked me what they were doing. With tears starting to roll down my cheeks, I simply told her that he was a returning lost Hero, and he has been greatly missed by his family and friends. Without anymore questions, she turned back to the tv and sat quietly and watched the transfer from the plane, occasionally sniffeling and wiping her cheeks. What are my children learning from me? | ||
| Ulywife |
Lots...starting with compassion and empathy for your fellow man. Thanks for reminding us how precious life is. | ||
| Swordsman |
Damn dude, you made me get misty eyed at work... cut that out! ~SM | ||
| Gunut75 |
My son is 4 months old, so I'm just starting. Sounds like your doing a good job! Kudos!!!!.....................+1 Swordsman............CUT THE MISTY EYED STUFF!!!  | ||
| Odie |
It is very hard to get kids to pay attention to what you think is important. Ours (16 and 19) are too wrapped up in their crappy music, lazy friends, and poor fashion choices. However, when I pick up our younger one from school I am usually listening to Glenn Beck. Most times he just listens but occasionally he questions something he hears and we have a good discussion. I enjoy those times. They both see their mom and dad working their butts off every single day trying to provide a good life for the family. I don't think they really appreciate things until they actually have to work for them and pay for them. I have learned that regardless of how much you want them to like or dislike the same things as you they are their own person and need to be allowed to grow into who they are going to be. One thing for sure- kids, especially younger ones, are sponges. They take in EVERYTHING they see, hear, feel, etc........and they remember... | ||
| Cityxslicker |
I learned from my parents that I dont want to bring kids onto this planet. I have never regretted that decision. | ||
| P_squared |
What do our children learn from us? Hopefully, how to be a good & honest person, capable of living a life better than mine. Sounds like you're doing a fine job so far Deadduck & Odie. | ||
| Nevrenuf |
}Lots...starting with compassion and empathy for your fellow man. +1 and that is a very good start. mine are 24&27 and if nothing else they know how to work. they aren't dead beats of society. | ||
| Reepicheep |
It's really rewarding... Jack, my second oldest, is now playing football at age 9 (full tackle). Not something I would encourage or recommend, but God wired him for it and he loves it and I'll support him. When they were doing the team pictures, the cheerleaders were out as well. One of them wasnt some sort of malnourished waif, and some of the football players started making fun of her. Being 9 year olds, I doubt they realized everyone could hear them, including the girls mom... but everyone could. Jack, who is one of the better players on the team, looked at the kids and told them they were idiots (I hope he called them ass*oles, but we didn't actually hear it) and got his other good friend (one of the other good players on the team) to walk away from them. We talked to him later, ready to give him the "affirmation" pep talk, and he looked at us with that "Duh. What else would I do" look and treated it as no big deal. It felt *really* good... |
