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I Broke My One Relationship Rule
It only reinforced why I prioritize it.
My son and I were out recently. We were in a large group of people. I overheard him say something. It surprised me. He turned to another young guy while pointing at me.
“She’s always told us something since we were little. When we left our house we were to treat everyone with kindness and respect. It wasn’t negotiable.”
I smiled.
Our children do remember some of the things we get right.
I was never the mother who pushed for straight A’s. I was never the mother who put my children in seven types of accelerated sports or programs. I was never the mother who needed overachievers.
I wanted to raise confident, happy, good people with strong values.
I did live by certain mantras.
Words I crafted that imparted larger truths. It was part writer, part the way I was raised, and part that I’ve always been motivated by love, relationships, and values.
I imparted these mantras in my children.
As they got older, I added something to that aforementioned parenting.
“Popularity is not a goal. It’s a by-product of treating every human being the same…with kindness and respect.”
