I went into the store today and a young man was talking about the secret to being a good parent, and how to have your kids turn out well.
He stated that you need to be hard on them. You are not their friend, you need to be hard. Then he asked me what I think.
I said when I was his age I thought I knew all the answers but now at 57 I find I am not nearly so sure about my opinion and I know that all I have is an opinion. Opinions are not rules, laws or written in stone.
The only thing I know about raising kids is that everyting has consequences. Some times as parents is is our job to protect our children from the bad consequences, but not always.
But it is our job to always show them our love, acceptance and appreciation, just like our Heavenly Father does us.
Life and especially parenting is hard enough without boxing ourselves into our own ideals.
Don't you think.
