Don’t be mean.
The world is a scary place that is made up of millions of
different personalities and beliefs.
Being a mom, I now realize just how difficult it is to grow up in this
demented world. I know I
cannot fix the deficit, world hunger or global warming. I can however take every fiber of my being to
teach my kid not to be mean. Will it
work? Hell if I know. But it’s worth a try.
Take a look around, turn on the news, listen to the
radio. Every other headline is about a
bullied kid. A hate crime. A mindless shooting. This is the world our kids are growing up
in. We cannot deny this. Kids are making You Tube videos crying about
how much they are bullied and hated. How
they don’t fit in. How no one loves
them. This is unacceptable and has to
stop. As a society, we have to change
this. Things will only get worse. Kids are innocent. They aren’t born with hate in their bodies
and minds. They don’t understand race,
sexual preference, or social status.
They don’t care. Neither should
we. We need to teach our kids to
love. Love their family. Love their friends. Love everyone. Because in this world, there is enough hate.
It starts innocent.
Making fun of the way a kid dresses.
Their hair. Their favorite
color. At just 5 years old my son was
made fun of for the way he pronounced some words. Thankfully he didn’t really understand that
he was being made fun of, but I understood and was hurt. Hurt that I couldn’t prevent it. Hurt that I couldn’t fix it. I was lucky enough that the parents of the
children took it seriously and apologized to both my son and I. There needs to be more people like that in
this world. People who take their kids
actions seriously. If nothing else, I
over react. I don’t think ‘my child can
do no wrong’. My kids aren’t perfect,
neither am I. Kids learn from what they
see every day. With that said, I want
my kids to have compassion. To
understand that not everyone is the same.
That kindness comes from within. Not
everyone has money. Not everyone lives
in a big house. Not everyone comes from
a loving home. But they need to be loved
and treated equally. Because they are
not different. Our kids need to
understand there are things they won’t have.
It doesn’t change who they are and shouldn’t change their view of
someone else. What you have will never
be as important as who you are.
Now.
Now is the time to teach.
Now is the time to love.
Now is the time to set an example.
Our kids are always watching. Hug them tight every single night and tell
them how much you love them. Tell them
how much you care. Tell them how proud
they make you. It doesn’t matter how
your day was. It doesn’t matter how many
times you had to tell them to clean up their room. What matters is always reminding them that
you are their biggest fan. Constantly instilling
faith and humanity into their big hearts.
Teaching them to be fair, honest, and loving. This won’t come from tv and doesn’t have to
come in the form of religion. It has to
come from you. After all, that is your
job, as a parent. Let’s make it happen. Not tomorrow, right now.
-h
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