Comments for The Silence of Random http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:38:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Elasticity by sara http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom/?p=34&cpage=1#comment-5 sara Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:38:06 +0000 http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom/?p=34#comment-5 Ah .. the " joys " of parenting vs the " pains " Becoming a parent is a blessing for many of us for sure. However, raising caring, compassionate, obedient and loving children is a challenge many of us face everyday in a world full of hairpin bends and scary goblins. In an ideal world, we would wish for our children only warm,sunlit joyful days free from pain or hurt. As a parent of two wonderful boys, I truly know my husband and I are very blessed as you and your wife are. As you begin your parenting journey, even such challenges as " facial adjustments" will seem minuscule as you and your wife forge ahead to face a more serious onslaught of the pre-teen and teen years.. Oh yes, these years will be upon you before you know it! Ones faith truly gives a parent strength and the will to persevere when facing difficult decisions re your children, ie discipline, peer influences, etc.. As a parent of a teen and a pre-teen, I can offer you some advice for your children. Do love them unconditionally, yet don't be blinded by your love for them. Hold them accountable for serious mishaps, yet do catch them being or doing good. Praise them, when praise is genuinely deserved, yet not to the extreme. And most of all - be their parent first and foremost, not just a " friend." As a child we all have had some dark childhood moments we would never want our own children to ever experience, so try not to let history repeat itself. Believe it or not, this can and does happen subliminally. Do be involved in your child's life as much as needed, yet offer them a sense of independence as they grow older. You seem to be a truly loving parent, and may your years ahead be full of joy and patience.. the latter would be tested time and time again, lol... Best wishes, Sara from the " 1st State " Ah .. the ” joys ” of parenting vs the ” pains ” Becoming a parent is a blessing for many of us for sure. However, raising caring, compassionate, obedient and loving children is a challenge many of us face everyday in a world full of hairpin bends and scary goblins. In an ideal world, we would wish for our children only warm,sunlit joyful days free from pain or hurt. As a parent of two wonderful boys, I truly know my husband and I are very blessed as you and your wife are.
As you begin your parenting journey, even such challenges as ” facial adjustments” will seem minuscule as you and your wife forge ahead to face a more serious onslaught of the pre-teen and teen years.. Oh yes, these years will be upon you before you know it! Ones faith truly gives a parent strength and the will to persevere when facing difficult decisions re your children, ie discipline, peer influences, etc..
As a parent of a teen and a pre-teen, I can offer you some advice for your children. Do love them unconditionally, yet don’t be blinded by your love for them. Hold them accountable for serious mishaps, yet do catch them being or doing good. Praise them, when praise is genuinely deserved, yet not to the extreme. And most of all – be their parent first and foremost, not just a ” friend.” As a child we all have had some dark childhood moments we would never want our own children to ever experience, so try not to let history repeat itself. Believe it or not, this can and does happen subliminally. Do be involved in your child’s life as much as needed, yet offer them a sense of independence as they grow older. You seem to be a truly loving parent, and may your years ahead be full of joy and patience.. the latter would be tested time and time again, lol… Best wishes,
Sara from the ” 1st State “

]]> Comment on How to Begin by mark http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-4 mark Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:16:42 +0000 http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom/?p=7#comment-4 Wow, my eyes welled up just a little bit. I had a moment. Sometimes kids do say the right things. Wow, my eyes welled up just a little bit. I had a moment. Sometimes kids do say the right things.

]]> Comment on How to Begin by ghostnomad http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-3 ghostnomad Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:17:13 +0000 http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom/?p=7#comment-3 I would agree, since kids have no filters and don't feel like they have to measure their words you tend to get right to the truth. Sometimes the truth from them is hard to hear, but it helps us grow. I would agree, since kids have no filters and don't feel like they have to measure their words you tend to get right to the truth. Sometimes the truth from them is hard to hear, but it helps us grow.

]]> Comment on How to Begin by Armorguy http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-2 Armorguy Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:10:21 +0000 http://www.ghostnomad.com/thesilenceofrandom/?p=7#comment-2 I've had similiarly touching conversations with my kids about my late mother-in-law. Kids know better than anyone how to cut through the clutter and get to the heart of the matter.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. I’ve had similiarly touching conversations with my kids about my late mother-in-law. Kids know better than anyone how to cut through the clutter and get to the heart of the matter.

Thanks for sharing this.

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