look after your kids let alone anyone else and my dad taught me patience and and they both taught me about love and hate in a relationship i love them both dearly and we weren't the perfect family i like the way i've turned out because of them and the rest of my family, you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family they'd say your stuck with them come what may?and they were so right about the last one. so what do u remember about what your parents taught you good or bad?
2006-11-02 15:51:07 · 13 answers · asked by pixie007 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
your welcome
2006-11-02 15:57:50 · update #1
i'm hearing about kids going round with hoods on today in gangs as young as 9 and ten and they are supposed to be attacking girls on their own or boys they don't seem to have any fear at all in what they are doing for sweets every day i go out someone mentions the gossip about whats going on when i ask if they phoned police there anwers are usually well no cause they were alright its sounds the same old story buts its not i can only say that has gossip. but i watch the news and i have eyes i'm seeing them with my own eyes and its not just gangs of british kids, its gangs of hooded kids all different ages and it do's not look heathy to me so if you know someone who needs help with their kids do em a favour and tell em to protect their kids no matter how hard it is for them its better to protect them against all the odds than lose a life though ones own fears. i know i remember the last time a mother had to bury her child becau
2006-11-02 17:13:05 · update #2
because of gangs
2006-11-02 17:19:06 · update #3
Thank you for advice.
2006-11-02 15:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by Toto 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I am sure you would get a billion answers
a) My mum taught me kindness and consider always the interest of the larger family, instead of being selfish
b) My dad me to be responsible and always do ones duty
and above all, they taught what a family means. Like as you mentioned, that you always need to be there for your loved ones
in times of need
It is a beautiful question. I complement you for asking it and hope to see many such answers
2006-11-02 23:55:02 · answer #2 · answered by rvsasi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Awesome Question! & great response!!!!
I could go on & on but a few things I was taught at a young age are:
Treat others how you'd like to be treated, never burn bridges, life is a learning experience & everyone makes mistakes....never intentionally hurt another, stand up for your beliefs & who you are, one of the key to life is delayed gratification (can't have evrything NOW!!), respect, how to have fun, how to laugh when you would rather cry, make the best of a bad situation, think positive, look at the bright side, be independent, everyone needs & deserves love, we are all sharing the world so think how actions can benefit not hurt others/ the environment, etc., hard work and effort are needed to succeed & be successful in any aspect of life.
Thanks for making me think of my great family & parents!
Hugs to you & yours.....
J.
2006-11-02 23:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by Jennewren :) 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First I would like to commend your parents for doing a good job instilling values in your head. And to commend you for having a good head on your shouldersWhen I was raised up my Father did everything he could to #1Keep a roof over our heads #2 keep food in our house #3 clothes and shoes on our back and last but not least Love in our hearts. He would tell us all the time he loved us and was sorry he couldn't spend as much time with us as he woud like but he always managed to make me and my sisters feel special (He worked 2 and 3 jobs for years so we could have what we had) When I reached my rebel years he said "Son, you can get into more trouble in a minute than you can get out of in a lifetime"!!!! He made sure the friends I had were A-OK and met their parents too. I ,well resented the fact he could not always take me fishing or play with me and cater to my whims until I got married and he helped me get a good job in construction. I was 19 and had a baby and a wife(Yea I messed up and got her pregnant and Dad said "Do right by this child and give it a name by marrying this girl) After working with him I realized that what he did for us by working those jobs he was wore out from working and realized when he did toss a ball with me or took me fishing in the middle of the week He went the extra mile just to come home and not keel over from sheer tiredness cause I was younger and could barely stay up after eating supper let alone play with my 1 yr old daughter. I gained a lot of respect for him after that and over the years as he kept up the pace he did. See ,he and his brothers and sisters had it hard in the Depression and his Dad did for them what he did for us. He taught me that yo do what you say you will and help anyone who needs help and to respect my elders(no matter how off the wall they were) When I did wrong he and my Mom would not hesitate to BUST MY A--! But if someone was wrongfully treating us he was like a BEAR protecting its young. He once told me a story about a moonshiner who threatened to kill him and his brothers if they hunted on the place he made his whiskeyor were even in the vicinity if his still and whikey dealings! My Grandfather had a shotgun beside the door and he grabbed it and said the the neighbor as he held it under his chin "YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT HARMING ANY OF MY FAMILY I WILL KILL YOU SO DONT LET ME SEE YOU AROUND THEM OR HERE AGAIN!!! My Dad had friends who were cut from the same bolt of cloth he was and him and these fellows were the last of an era. The mold was broke after they were made He passed away in Dec 2004 and I guess this is my tribute to him My Mother passed away in Aug 2003 and she also was just like him Her way was the same but she used a little bit of pshycology with her lessons on life and she didn't hesitate to reinforce it with a slap across the rearend or the arm. They also taught me that you judge someone by the content of their character and not the color of their skin long before Martin Luther King made his speech
2006-11-03 00:32:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My parents always complained about dreams they never followed when they were young, and said they wish they tried. And after that, they always gave me reasons like 'because my father didn't wanted me to do it blah blah blah' or 'because it wouldn't help me to get a good job blah blah blah.' Then always wanted me to follow what they wanted me to do, because that would be the best for me blah.
As I didn't want to end up being old regretting about things I didn't do although I wanted to, I learnt to follow what I want to do, not what people expect me to do. I am not the best child that anyone can have, and I am sorry for that. Still I am happy that I've been honest to myself, and I can die without much regret even if I die today.
So there has always been some conflict between us, but after over 20 years, they are finally starting to understand me. And I am not feeling so angry at them like I used to.
2006-11-03 00:06:22 · answer #5 · answered by ono 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think my parents taught me a ton of things. My mom was alone for a chunk of my life and raising myself and my older bro. She worked graveyard so she could be there when we were and if she could not find a sitter for nights then we went to work with her. we all saw how hard she worked and because of that my brother and I excell at anything we try. My mom eventually remarried and I continued to learn from both my mom and step father. they are both great and have taught me alot. I was very lucky
2006-11-02 23:56:10 · answer #6 · answered by daggermouth 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My mom taught me to never judge a book by it's cover. She told me to read the book to the end and then I can have an opinion. In other words never judge a person from the outer appearance get to know them before you start reading in between the lines.
2006-11-03 00:03:43 · answer #7 · answered by Big T 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Will credit my mom for the way I turned out. Have not talked to my dad in over 5 years. He now is in jail for being himself; a dumb a**!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-02 23:55:10 · answer #8 · answered by lifescircle 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My parents taught me to think for myself and to be independent and take care of myself.
2006-11-02 23:53:34 · answer #9 · answered by Marti M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my dad left when i was 7, but the most important and long lasting thing my mom did was to teach me and my brother to cook, sew, iron, clean. this enabled us to be self sufficient in life and made us better husbands
2006-11-02 23:56:06 · answer #10 · answered by keithy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I remember being taught punctuation!
2006-11-02 23:59:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋