It gives me great pleasure knowing I was given a choice. When you look back in a time of your life, you will see those window's of opportunity where you've been given a choice. At the time, we may not have been aware of the option but simply made the choice.
We need to offer that option to our children. We can show them but let them choose. One thing we all have in common is we strive to be better than our parents. What place are you in now and what choices will you give your children?
The choice to choose religion? The choice to their future life job? Their spouse or quality of life? I am for all of those. It's time we stop expecting our children to live our lives, to let them take the keys to their car and drive the path they want. Trusting them but guiding them along the way.
Keep in mind, guiding them isn't the same as steering them. Guiding them in the healthy and safest direction there is. Nurturing their strengths and helping them find a balance in their weakest places. Knowing that it's okay to be who they are, feel what they feel and love them regardless.
That's what I know about being the best parent for my 2 boys.
Starting to write this years ago, based on life's experiences, it's grown to more than I could have imagined. With views from all over the world, I would rather spread words of kindness, showing that Philanthropy is something inside each of us. Never costing a dime, always being more than we anticipated.
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