Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
being a parent
I look back at how I was raised and what my parents was like and I believe I can say that I did not learn very much on how to be a good parent. I am not saying I blame them for what I did not do right it is just that they were not a very good example. So I am left with what I am and my character on how to handle my children as they were growing up.
I know there are countless books out there on how to be a parent but that wasn't something I looked into. I just went with what I thought was the right thing to do. Plus add a second person with you influencing how that is done and you end up with what you have.
So I sit here today trying to figure out how to get my kids to the end of high school and on their own. I think the job of a parent will never end, and I don't want it to. But I do want my kids to succeed in life. As a parent we all hope that. Have I done a good job time will only tell. The one thing I want them to be able to say is that I tried to tell and show them what was right and wrong and that they new everyday that I loved them.
Are my kids perfect, no they are not, just like their parents. i pray that one day thay will see how the choices we make affect those around us and what tomorrow will look like.
I want more for my kids I would like to blame others for what my kids are lacking but I can't. So what do I do now with them at the age they are. I try everyday to show and tell them what I want from hem and try real hard to hold them to it.
What I know now about parenting I wish I new ten years ago but I didn't then so I press on. I will continue to believe that they will turn out OK in the end.
I know I am rambling but my kids weigh heavy on my heart, they are part of me and always will be.
I think as a parent we all want the same thing, our kids to be the best they can be in life.
I know there are countless books out there on how to be a parent but that wasn't something I looked into. I just went with what I thought was the right thing to do. Plus add a second person with you influencing how that is done and you end up with what you have.
So I sit here today trying to figure out how to get my kids to the end of high school and on their own. I think the job of a parent will never end, and I don't want it to. But I do want my kids to succeed in life. As a parent we all hope that. Have I done a good job time will only tell. The one thing I want them to be able to say is that I tried to tell and show them what was right and wrong and that they new everyday that I loved them.
Are my kids perfect, no they are not, just like their parents. i pray that one day thay will see how the choices we make affect those around us and what tomorrow will look like.
I want more for my kids I would like to blame others for what my kids are lacking but I can't. So what do I do now with them at the age they are. I try everyday to show and tell them what I want from hem and try real hard to hold them to it.
What I know now about parenting I wish I new ten years ago but I didn't then so I press on. I will continue to believe that they will turn out OK in the end.
I know I am rambling but my kids weigh heavy on my heart, they are part of me and always will be.
I think as a parent we all want the same thing, our kids to be the best they can be in life.
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