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Role Models

Here’s how you do it Let me show you Be it art, music, or carpentry A role model is key Yet when it comes to parenting Not every parent shows For not every parent is qualified As their children all too well know

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Bill Baker

Date: 5/16/2022 5:04:00 PM

Yep, that "do as I say, not as I do" thing really caught on. Nice rhyme, Gershon. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/16/2022 7:48:00 PM

True hypocrisy! (An oxymoron in and of itself, come to think of it)! Cheers, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/16/2022 12:56:00 AM

They surely do know it on some level, maybe subconscious, but you cannot fool a child!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/16/2022 7:37:00 PM

That's right, C.K. Kids have B.S. detectors built into their brains and hearts.

Valsa George

Date: 5/16/2022 12:31:00 AM

It is always desirable to have a role model ! But parents shouldn't always feel that they are role models to their children ! Be prepared to accept that they know better than the parents themselves and many a time can perform much better. Great thoughts well presented, Gershon

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/16/2022 7:36:00 PM

Well, I guess I disagree a bit here, Valsa. Whether they like it or not, when that three-year-old child stares up at that towering figure, mom or dad is a substitute for God. So, it is up to us to walk in His ways, to teach our kids right from wrong, and to love them with all our hearts...

L Milton Hankins

Date: 5/15/2022 8:16:00 PM

Ah, this is such an important truth, gw. Thanks for recognizing and versifying on an all too self-evident problem these days. My niece is a social worker who works with children. The situations she runs into in her practice are horrifying and most of them go back to lousy parenting skills.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/16/2022 7:34:00 PM

Yup. If teachers can ruin kids' lives, all the more so parents can.