My parents, you see, were a little square. They cared more about being good parents in the general sense than being good parents for me. They wanted to appear normal; respectable and responsible. But they weren__ prepared to acknowledge my individual needs.
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Good parents use the mistakes they did in the past when they were young to advice the children God gave to them to prevent them from repeating those mistakes again. However, bad parents always want to be seen as right and appear "angelic and saintly" as if they never had horrible youth days.
The greatest legacy a father can leave for his children before he departs is PEACE, otherwise his properties will go in PIECES sooner that he dies.
A good example is the best gift you can offer to your children. In your absence, your example is present, which means you are present always!
Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.
Good parents have good hearts to accommodate the little things that mean a lot to their children. Good parents have good hands to touch and shape the little things that mean a lot to the life of their children. Good parents have the good ears to listen and hear the little things that mean a lot their children. Good parents have good eyes to not just look, but see the little things that mean a lot to their wards and that which can make them feel being at home and being cared for, even if and when the ward is not aware of such little things !
Being a bad parent is a sign of not having learned from experience.
It is our job as parents, to instill principles and values in our children. So that when they depart from you, those principles and values won__ depart from them. Mallory Bullard, a street soldier from the old school.