Ten things I want to teach my daughter
Stolen from elsewhere online. Thought it was pretty cool, but figured I'd change a few things here and there:
1. Don't let other people decide your future for you. Your dad is included in this list of "other people". I want what's best for you, but you have to decide what's best.
2. Beware of any group, political party, religion, or person who claim to have all the answers or to know the "true" way. No one has all the answers, and there is no one true way. People who make claims of having special knowledge will only lead you into trouble.
3. Love your family. You will have ups and downs throughout your lives, but if you let your family be your best friends, then no matter what happens, you'll have someone to lean on.
4. Learn about the world. School will give you limited information, with most of it slanted a certain way. Learn as much as you can about other cultures and beliefs so that you can better understand both the world and yourself.
5. There are very few situations you'll encounter in life that can't be made more bearable by a Beatles song.
6. Read everything you can, but definitely the following books: The Giving Tree, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Wizard of Oz.
7. I'm always proud of you, even when you screw up.
8. No one sports team is inherently better (or really any different) than any other. Professional wrestlers are a different matter entirely.
9. There's nothing you can't tell me or your mother.
10. Nothing I'll ever accomplish will be more important or more significant than being your dad. You'll feel the same way when you have kids...after you turn 40 and I let you start dating.
1. Don't let other people decide your future for you. Your dad is included in this list of "other people". I want what's best for you, but you have to decide what's best.
2. Beware of any group, political party, religion, or person who claim to have all the answers or to know the "true" way. No one has all the answers, and there is no one true way. People who make claims of having special knowledge will only lead you into trouble.
3. Love your family. You will have ups and downs throughout your lives, but if you let your family be your best friends, then no matter what happens, you'll have someone to lean on.
4. Learn about the world. School will give you limited information, with most of it slanted a certain way. Learn as much as you can about other cultures and beliefs so that you can better understand both the world and yourself.
5. There are very few situations you'll encounter in life that can't be made more bearable by a Beatles song.
6. Read everything you can, but definitely the following books: The Giving Tree, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Wizard of Oz.
7. I'm always proud of you, even when you screw up.
8. No one sports team is inherently better (or really any different) than any other. Professional wrestlers are a different matter entirely.
9. There's nothing you can't tell me or your mother.
10. Nothing I'll ever accomplish will be more important or more significant than being your dad. You'll feel the same way when you have kids...after you turn 40 and I let you start dating.