What Are You Teaching Your Children?
I wonder if you or your children grew up watching Full House.
My kids did.
If it came on three times a day—and sometimes it did—they’d watch three times a day.
Just to recap, Full House was a show about a widower and his three kids, living in a house in San Francisco with the widower’s nephew and a friend.
Bob Saget, who played the father, is the man who recently and unexpectedly passed away.
One of his daughters, Lara, posted this on Instagram:
“To anyone afraid to love, unconditional love is the greatest of gifts. My dad loved with everything he had. He had so many reasons to be scared to love….Instead of being scared, he loved more. I am beyond grateful to receive and to give that love. ‘Love completely and be kind.’ Of all the lessons he taught me, these feel the biggest.”
All this leads me to ask, what is the biggest lesson you are teaching your children?
Your grandchildren?
Your nieces and nephews?
Your foster children?
What actions and words are going to take root?
For me, I hope my kids know that I cherished every moment that I spent with them when they were little and spend with them now.
I continue to love them unconditionally.
Being their mother was and is my greatest joy.
I hope they remember to put some fun into each and every day.
And to be kind.
I know that they’re kind.
There are so many great middle-grade books that show kindness.
I just finished one that I’ll review later.
But for now, let me share with you that it’s called The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el.
Duane the Polar Bear is one kind (and funny) bear.
This story could be teaching your children kindness.
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