Re. Kids, morals and the golden rule

April 26, 1999

this is non rls - delete if you're not interested...

Lindy

Thanks for the faith renewing affirmation of our teenagers. There are a

few dangerous kids out there as evidenced by littleton Colorado. But also

evidenced by the same event is that the majority are wonderful kids who

support their friends, weep with those who weep and mourn with those who

mourn. God bless our kids!!!

I substitute teach for a living ( or maybe I should say for extra fun

money) and most of the kids are wonderful. In the 4 years I've been doing

this I've only run across a few that scared me with " in your face "

attitudes. The rest are just out there trying to sort out their emotions

and raging hormones. Gentle pushes from involved parents steer them

right. Most of the time.

Children learn by example. They will grow up in many cases to be a lot

like their parents morally although they will have their diverse

personalities. But if parents are not involved they will look for someone

else as their primary example - You may not like who they choose. Be that

example. You may think they don't care what you say or what you think and

that only their friends' opinions count. But they are watching every

move you make and being influenced by it. They are especially watching to

see if what you say (teach) and what you DO match. They are very

sensitive to hypocrisy!! Make sure what they see (not just what they

hear) is something you wamt them to eventually emulate.

I will now step down off my soapbox. I " m just busy raising 2 teenage

girls and learning day by day how to deal with them.

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