Mothers and Fathers

Just from the past week, the class meetings, the thinking I've done on my own outside of class, my opinion on heterosexual marriage has only been strengthened.  I believe that children need mothers and fathers.  Even more so than that, they need good ones.

Both men and women need to set a good example to their children, not only as to who they should be, but for the type of person they should seek out in a significant other. I have three younger brothers, and I think I have heard each of them, either through telling my mom face-to-face or telling me, that they know the best thing for them would be to marry a woman who is like our mother. I think that's so wonderful that they have made that type of relationship with her. I can't say the same about my dad. As far as what he's taught me in what to look for in a significant other, I now know the warning signs of a bad relationship. Because of the things that he has done throughout my life, I associate negative intent with what is probably innocent interactions between fathers and daughters.

 I cannot stress the importance nearly enough of providing a good example to your children. As a parent, you have such a great effect on the kind of person who your children will grow into, and the kind of person they will choose to be with. We need to be the best of who we truly are, and fulfill the roles we are meant to fulfill.