Parenting to me is the biggest responsibility in the world. We bring these new little lives into the world and we’re responsible for keeping them safe and teaching them morals and values. It’s amazing watching these little humans grow and learn and evolve. We want so much for them and we do our best to provide the best way we can.
“Do as I say not as I do” was always something I heard from grownups when I was young. We tend to follow easier when we see someone setting a good example instead of just talking about doing something good. If our children see us doing something and we tell them it’s okay for us, but not for them what kind of message do you think they are receiving?
I know many of us find it easier just to talk the talk than to actually do the walk. I don’t think I would be a very good parent in today’s world because when I look around and see all that is happening with our youth it scars me to death, I would probably want to keep them home and locked away till they were grown (joke). I worry about our grandchildren and the trials they will be facing as they grow up.
I have yet to meet anyone that is a perfect parent, we all make mistakes and learn as we go and that’s okay. Recently I read some blogs and posts that were horrified by one young Mother’s way of handling her child’s potty training. I really don’t think she realized that people were going to be shocked by her announcing that she spanked him to teach him to potty.
Our Grandson was 4 years old before he was actually going all the time on his own. The little girls went a lot earlier and when they come to visit I know they make their parents go to the potty with them at least 8 times each. I never saw any child love to potty as much as those two, they either have really bad bladders or they just love the attention they get.
These parents never raise their hand to these 2 little girls, but they do get time out in the corner. I would never try to interfere in the way someone tries to raise their children unless they were beating them to death of course. Children are not our property to do with as we please and exploit they are our responsibility and there are many people out there that don’t understand the difference.
I certainly wasn’t a perfect parent and my son wasn’t a perfect son, but we did our best and we survived those years. He’s not a horrible grownup, he’s actually pretty cool and now he’s a Father he is starting to realize what parenting is all about and how much responsibility is involved. I am trying to learn how to be a good grandparent now.
