Teach your children well

Children are our greatest gift in life. They teach us to be strong, to be brave, and to love unconditionally. Raising kids is not an easy job, and sometimes they can bring us heartache when they are experiencing difficult times. No child is perfect, but of course we are always there for them when they choose the wrong path in life. From my own experience my children have not always been ideal, but I've managed to persevere through the hard times. Sometimes no matter what we do for them their inner demons can take control over the most loved and cared for child.

I really love being a mom, especially during the younger years of their lives. I was fortunate enough to be a stay at home Mom for the first 11 years. My whole life consisted of raising them, maybe too much at times. When my children reached an age that they no longer needed my day to day care it was hard for me to let go. I always felt unsure if the values I taught them actually stayed with them through the teenage rebellion years, but as they've grown older I can actually see that those values were not lost. Children do learn by example, and if we do not live the life we preach they will turn a deaf ear.

I had a friend recently say to me; "My Mother taught me that my values were meant only for me, which doesn't mean other peoples values should be branded as evil". This rang very true for me, because in this day an age of social media we all tend to openly criticize other peoples values that don't align with ours. I never did this growing up, and I never taught my children to do this either. I listened and learned when I was a child whether I agreed or not. Now that my children are adults, I'm proud that they haven't forgotten the values that were taught to them even when I thought they were not listening.

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