Amalah posted this challenge today and since I'm in a meme-y mood (and since it's a very good question) I thought I'd tackle it. To wit:
What are the three things you wish for your kids to experience in their lives?
1) To always feel safe and loved at home.
I've always had a very strong connection to my parents and "home". It made moving away after college really hard and is the main reason why I talk to them at least twice a week. I always knew that no matter what I could go home if I needed to feel safe and loved. Even though Luke will live in a number of different houses and cities as he grows up, I dearly hope he always feels that he can come "home" to me and Juan whenever he needs unconditional love and protection.
2) To make a difference in someone else's life
Few things are more significant, in my opinion, than making the world a better place for another person. There's really not much more I can say than that.
3) To have lifelong friendships
I thought long and hard about this third one because experiencing love is certainly something I want for Luke. Friendship is an important kind of love, more important than romantic love in many ways, and I know that I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for my friends. You need people to turn to when things are bad, when you're unhappy, and when you need to talk problems over with someone outside of your family. I want Luke to know what that feels like, and I certainly want to send him out into the world knowing that he has people he can turn to no matter what happens. Everyone needs those kinds of friends.
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Great post! I'd like my kids to never be afraid to do what they want to do, be it living close by or traveling to the ends of the earth to find their own happiness, to know that they're loved unconditionally, and to be blessed with at least one friend who will do anything for them and for whom they would do anything.
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