it all starts at home so clean your own house be a good father a good mother a good example a good husband a good wife a good friend a good teacher a good son a good daughter
a good citizen
a good soldier
. . . and that's how we change a culture we start at home
Thing is, especially with males, they look up to their father more often than not as a role model, so if he's a duck they think that's the way to go.
I'm kinda glad I was brought up by a mother with a strong work ethic and a " you've made your bed so lie in it " outlook. It gave me the chance to be the father I would have wanted if he had stayed with my mother's traits thrown in.
I've enjoyed every breath of parenthood and have a daughter that is a wonderfully rounded young lady and beautiful to boot.
Good morning
That's kinda my point... be a good parent, not a dick to your child (and vice versa). Never forget .. read moreThat's kinda my point... be a good parent, not a dick to your child (and vice versa). Never forget that mothers can be dicks as well as role models too; even when both parents are still there it's usually not an either/or scenario... both parents are role models in different ways that are no less important. With respect to a healthy family that's usually how it goes from what I've seen over the years... that good parenting is a two person job. I think your outlook may be a little biased by your own past.
6 Years Ago
I guess so, but you don't miss what you've never had and just make the best fist possible when it co.. read moreI guess so, but you don't miss what you've never had and just make the best fist possible when it comes to your go.
6 Years Ago
We also tend to not fully understand what we never had.
Thing is, especially with males, they look up to their father more often than not as a role model, so if he's a duck they think that's the way to go.
I'm kinda glad I was brought up by a mother with a strong work ethic and a " you've made your bed so lie in it " outlook. It gave me the chance to be the father I would have wanted if he had stayed with my mother's traits thrown in.
I've enjoyed every breath of parenthood and have a daughter that is a wonderfully rounded young lady and beautiful to boot.
Good morning
That's kinda my point... be a good parent, not a dick to your child (and vice versa). Never forget .. read moreThat's kinda my point... be a good parent, not a dick to your child (and vice versa). Never forget that mothers can be dicks as well as role models too; even when both parents are still there it's usually not an either/or scenario... both parents are role models in different ways that are no less important. With respect to a healthy family that's usually how it goes from what I've seen over the years... that good parenting is a two person job. I think your outlook may be a little biased by your own past.
6 Years Ago
I guess so, but you don't miss what you've never had and just make the best fist possible when it co.. read moreI guess so, but you don't miss what you've never had and just make the best fist possible when it comes to your go.
6 Years Ago
We also tend to not fully understand what we never had.
I can't disagree with this, but who is to say what "good" actually means? My definition of being a good mother might be someone else's nightmare.
Posted 6 Years Ago
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6 Years Ago
In the most general sense... good means the most basic moral things; don't steal, don't cheat, don't.. read moreIn the most general sense... good means the most basic moral things; don't steal, don't cheat, don't murder, try hard at whatever you do and always look to improve while doing your best to respect the people you share your time with. Of course there are subjective ways to interpret everything, but I think the basic concept of moral goodness at the family level is not that complicated.
6 Years Ago
Your basic concept of moral goodness makes sense and I do agree with what your poem is saying. There.. read moreYour basic concept of moral goodness makes sense and I do agree with what your poem is saying. There is a great deal that can be taught in the home. That's gonna take a major shift though, there's some pretty crap parents out there.
6 Years Ago
That's kinda what I was getting at... bad parents make bad children more often than not. And it oft.. read moreThat's kinda what I was getting at... bad parents make bad children more often than not. And it often snowballs into a cycle of awfulness that encompasses entire generations. But I don't think hoping/waiting/demanding for outside support is going to help break that cycle. Outside intervention may alleviate some problems temporarily and make some people appear morally righteous but the reality is. . . only fundamental change at a basic level is how an unhealthy culture becomes a healthy, flourishing culture. The logic is... raise a good child and you will have good grandchildren and so on, and so forth.
6 Years Ago
Maybe introduce in the school curriculum what good parenting is about. Get em thinking about it earl.. read moreMaybe introduce in the school curriculum what good parenting is about. Get em thinking about it early on. I'm sure that would help in the long run.
But that's kind of the problem... relying on outside sources to guide our children. Those lessons d.. read moreBut that's kind of the problem... relying on outside sources to guide our children. Those lessons don't ring true unless they are intimate and personal. Schools can only do so much.
6 Years Ago
You've got to start somewhere. Schools can assist, but it should come mainly from the home.
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