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This should be burned into the brains of everyone who has children. (Original Post)
trailmonkee
Sep 2012
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)1. Amen!
gkhouston
(21,642 posts)2. Not just the people who have children; anyone who interacts with children.
If you can stand to be around kids (and not everyone can) never forget that a smidgen of kindness or simple listening from you can make a difference in a child's life. You never know what you'll do/say that will stick with them, so do your best.
dmr
(28,352 posts)5. That is so very true, gkhouston. So very true. n/t
ChazII
(6,206 posts)3. This was making
the rounds on Facebook the other day.
trailmonkee
(2,681 posts)4. its a good one
Every parent has the basic human right to fuck up and make mistakes, so let's not be too hard on ourselves, just keep on forgiving ourselves our mistakes and learning from them.
trailmonkee
(2,681 posts)7. i think the point of the quote is that if we keep certain things in mind...
then we will have less things we regret from raising our kids... Fucking up less since it is impossible to not fuck up at all.
littlemissmartypants
(22,852 posts)8. And those who don't as well.
trailmonkee
(2,681 posts)9. agreed...