Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Heartwarming words
Dadvocate writes about the beginning of his children's school years - one beginning college and two in high school - and speaks so warmly and eloquently of them, and of parenting, that I have to reprint it here. He says:
A cornerstone of my parenting philosophy is don't mess them up. I expect good grades but they make better grades than I expect. I want them to play sports but they play more and perform better than I could have reasonably hoped. I give them encouragement, praise and modest rewards. And, I try to help them live their dreams, not mine.But, my kids have enriched my life and taught me more than I could ever enrich theirs or teach them. For that, I am eternally grateful.This mix of standards, expectations and joy is the best. Lucky man and even luckier sons and daughter.
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