They are Watching You
Today’s Quote:
“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they
are always watching you.”
Robert Fulghum
It’s true, Children learn what they live. Every once in a while though, there will be someone who doesn’t live what they have seen as an example. Some people take what they have seen and learn from it, rather than live it.
As parents, our goal is to show our kids a good way of life. How to be in a marriage relationship and how to treat eachother. There are so many examples of how not to treat eachother- in themovies, TV, and even advice by well meaning experts.
Our goal (meaning mine and Dan’s), is to show them a better way.
When we see people who have no respect for eachother, or show disregard for eachother’s needs, wants and feelings- whether on TV or in real life- we know the kids who are watching them are having a wrong image of how marriage should be built into their minds.
Our kids are always watching us, and learning from us- even when we wish they weren’t.
What we show them, they are likely to try for themselves. The attitudes we display toward our spouse, is likely to be one they pick up on and possibly one they adopt for themselves.
Having a good marriage takes work. It take scommunication, and time alone together. When kids see us working to have a great thing, they will know that relationships take more than it may be easy to give- but that they are worth it.
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