So, here is my open letter to my fellow parents, soon-to-be-parents and eventually-to-be-parents:
Above all else, please teach your children basic respect. I don't particularly care what else you may teach them. The sky is purple. There is no crying in baseball. You can be anything you want to be. Nickleback makes quality music. Whatever you teach them is up to you. However, please, please, please teach them to be respectful of others.
Teach your children that it is ok to say Hello and smile at a stranger you pass on the street. Not all strangers are bad. Some are simply a friend you haven't met yet.
Teach your children to hold open doors for others, offer to put back shopping carts and tell them to have a nice day.
Teach your children that hate is a powerful word. It can change their lives and the lives of others by simply thinking it.
Teach your children that everyone has the right to be loved and that there are many different kinds of love.
Teach your children that their family is the most important thing in their lives, whether it is biological, adoptive, in-law, step or honourary. Your family is who you make it to be. Love them and respect them.
Teach your children that they cannot control the lives of others. Instead they should respect the choices their loved ones make even if they don't necessarily agree with them.
Teach your children to not judge others. There are always 2 and sometimes 3 or 4 sides to every story. Consider them all before you pass judgement.
Teach your children not to simply utter the words "I'm sorry" but to understand what an apology means.
Teach your children that a smile can sometimes do more than a grand gesture.
Teach your children that the world doesn't have to be as cruel and heartless as it has become.
Thank you.
Above all else, please teach your children basic respect. I don't particularly care what else you may teach them. The sky is purple. There is no crying in baseball. You can be anything you want to be. Nickleback makes quality music. Whatever you teach them is up to you. However, please, please, please teach them to be respectful of others.
Teach your children that it is ok to say Hello and smile at a stranger you pass on the street. Not all strangers are bad. Some are simply a friend you haven't met yet.
Teach your children to hold open doors for others, offer to put back shopping carts and tell them to have a nice day.
Teach your children that hate is a powerful word. It can change their lives and the lives of others by simply thinking it.
Teach your children that everyone has the right to be loved and that there are many different kinds of love.
Teach your children that their family is the most important thing in their lives, whether it is biological, adoptive, in-law, step or honourary. Your family is who you make it to be. Love them and respect them.
Teach your children that they cannot control the lives of others. Instead they should respect the choices their loved ones make even if they don't necessarily agree with them.
Teach your children to not judge others. There are always 2 and sometimes 3 or 4 sides to every story. Consider them all before you pass judgement.
Teach your children not to simply utter the words "I'm sorry" but to understand what an apology means.
Teach your children that a smile can sometimes do more than a grand gesture.
Teach your children that the world doesn't have to be as cruel and heartless as it has become.
Thank you.
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