Children (yours or others)

My guys are the two (three...two here one gone) most wonderful blessings I've ever had. My youngest exudes joy. He brightens rooms with his little presence. He smiles with his whole being. My eldest, is stoic, sensitive and loving...with an excellent sense of humor. They remind me of each of my loved ones--as though every good trait was cherry picked and then poured into them with a few extras added on just for an added bonus. It isn't easy, this parenting gig, but I can't imagine better children to parent.

I learned a lot from my own and other's children. Working with them so much of my life, I relearned how to have fun with the simplest things. My son's friends thought of my home as their own when they were growing up. This gave me the opportunity to keep up to date on the latest fads and trends. They also kept me updated on the newest lingo and meanings of new words. I love them and spend time with them all even to this day. I admire my own son for the many issues he faced, especially as a teen, with more than just gusto! I also have learned things from toddlers... like the way, no matter what they are trying to accomplish or how hard it is, they keep stuggling till they get it right. I definitely agree that too many people put children down and if they were to just pay a little closer attention, they might gain some admiration for them as well.

A 12 year old boy, surrounded by his family, is listening somberly to his doctor rattle off the steps and the anticipated effects of his chemotherapy. He needs it for his type of leukemia, which he has less than 40% chance of surviving. His hair will fall out, he'll feel sick a lot, etc., etc. Everyone listens quietly, a few questions but it's a lot to absorb. The room is quiet for a few seconds after the doctor finishes. Bobby breaks the silence and says, Alright, we've got a lot of work to do, when do we start? Sometimes courage isn't something you cultivate so much as you discover it. The year was 1980, he's still alive today and his Dad assured me HE could never have gotten through it had not Bobby been so unflinchingly brave.

There are some really amazing Children in my life.They help me to remember how amazing it is just to be alive.I get really angry at those who disregard the environment mostly beacuse I want these beautiful human beings to breathe clean air,drink nontoxic water,eat natural,wholesome foods and be able to see Forests and Nature and the stupendous variety of species the Creator put here with us.

What's to admire in children? They're stupid and they're afraid of the dark.

Yeah kids can be stupid and afraid of the dark, but kids can also be amazing. Adults can be just as immature as any child and children contain an innocence that adults can never have. It is taken away at some point. I'm not sure where it is. I guess you loose it a little each year untill you're grown, but adults just can't get this back. Even good people know of terrible things that children are often too young to understand. I also have nown kids to endure all kinds of abuse (both verbal and physical) at home and never let it get them down. I have seen children come out of terrible homes (my wife is one of them) to become wonderful people as adults. My father in law admires his daughter for half raising herself when he couldn't always do it himself because of his drugs (he is now 3 yrs clean). I hate it when I see people talk down to kids or treat them like less just because the're younger. It's downright disrespectful. And often, if you would look past the childish exterio... Read more

complaining and crapping themselves and snoting all over the place. a lot to admire. i'm sorry i just can't get wide-eyed over some shrimp learning to bear essentials of being a human. wow, look, the 4 year learned to poop in the toilet! who cares?