From Josh Billings "Train up a child in the way he should go -- and walk there yourself once in a while."
How often do you catch yourself doing something that you wouldn't really want your kids, grandkids, spouse, friends to see? I find myself thinking things I DEFINITELY wouldn't want to make public, and too often saying them. Like profanity, since when do I think that's acceptable? Its not ok to say out loud but for some reason I think the words in my head and then they sometimes pop out. Its hard to reform your thoughts but that's where you have to start to reform your behavior, isn't it? Or maybe its the other way around, reform your behavior and hopefully your thoughts will follow. And the things I hope for my kids, how many of those things are items I don't do or haven't done? Finish college, be generous and thoughtful, get to work on time, pick up your socks off the floor...
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I remember as you kids were growing up going thru exactly what you describe. I might be really mad about something or just smashed my finger with a hammer and making extreme modifications to what I said rather than letting @%$# **&@ *?< >&^%$% come flying out of my mouth. But we all still do the same thing today, I don't use certain language around my mother (or my children and grand-kids) that I might use when no one is around to hear me (i.e. road rage in the car alone and letting expletives fly) Your children can help you to live a more proper life, but you have to be willing to put the effort in.
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