Comments on: Are You Really There For Your Kids?

By: ThaiLuv

ThaiLuv — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:04:49 +0000

This article was good food for thought. Many of us are the only available parent and whether that persons secular job is overactive or uneventful, usually when that parent gets home they are so used to preparing…preparing for the next meal, the next outfit or the next day that they tune their children out; sometimes unknowingly, other times intentionally. Although lame, most of us are tired; being present in and of itself is exhausting. But as this article brings out we have to MAKE time for our children. The bible speaks of “buying out the opportune time”; this can be done by lessening the amount of television watched, the amount of time spent on the telephone or internet, the number of people visiting your home. You can also buy time, buying using the residual moments on your days off to prep for the days during the week when you have to cook and be present for your childs homework. It’s also important that we take a few moments of the day, when we get into the house to pray, meditate or to just be still. We would be healthier parents if we heed this advice.

By: NaturalInnocence

NaturalInnocence — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:28:28 +0000

Well I have to get this off my chest…. If u are a single man…. that doesnt give u theexcuse to say well can do whatever I want to do because I can… you still need to be there for your son or daughter as if u were married….. Its wrong for not just a man but a woman to feel as though its okay to try to keep up with ur youth and ur kids are watching…… I dont have children of my own but I work them and somtimes I cry when I dont see them in a few day cuz I love them as if they were my own…. all I can say is to the good parents and single good parents I have much love for yall…

By: MISSLYNN1206

MISSLYNN1206 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:35:39 +0000

I can totally relate to that! I dont have much time with my kids, but when we are out on the go, i make that time very special. I used to just go on my pc and then play games or do work, now i am not on the pc as much. i wait until they are sleep to do what i have to do. I make sure that ask them how their day was and what they learned in school. Quaility time is very important cause they wont want me around them in the future. I dont want them growing up feeling like i wasnt there. Parenting is an everyday learning process. if you dont learn from your mistakes soon and fix them, you will be doomed to repeat them. There are no redos in life. so make it a good one for you and your family :)

By: DrMii

DrMii — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:30:59 +0000

aww man yea this post was a qoodiie to keep cause i just talked to my mom about spendinq more “quality time vs. quantity of time” and then a little while after that i asked her if we could go take a walk toqether and her response was no,cause im busy. lol. haha so you may want to do thinqs and have the riqht ideas but you have to put action to that the thouqhts. “Be a beast”.. lol

By: mommas_last

mommas_last — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:00:54 +0000

Great post I love it!! I know I am guilty,I am a single parent raising teens, I have 1 child likes to talk, and travel with me, and the other one doesn’t.Thanks keep it up!

By: LaShortyz

LaShortyz — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:48:27 +0000

I’m a single mom in school and working full time. I know a lot of parents are in my boat. My son and I sit at the kitchen table. Do homework together and plan what to have for dinner, he helps me cook.Then we try to go to the park or do other activities. But, I too have a tendency to tune out what he’s saying. Good post very helpful.

By: passionut1978

passionut1978 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:23:47 +0000

Wow !!!!…this post really hit home for me, because im always either on my computer when my daughter comes from school or on the phone, paying bills, cleaning, cooking, ironing clothes to wear for the next day….etc…But in reality this post is so correct, you have to make time for your kids, because most of us make time for the men in our lives or to gossip with a girlfriend on the phone…Life is short & time is so valuable and precious because you just don’t know how much you have left…Tomorrow is not promised…One rule i do have in my household is to at least tuck my daughter in at night, kiss her & tell her i love her “Every Night” !!!!….before she goes to sleep.