Roland Martin's CNN editorial hits the nail on the head, we are a lazy people who think everything is going to be given to us because we are who we are. I see it in my kids now. Dad can I get that game. Dad can I have that toy. Dad give me because I asked. They are 9,7, and 5 but I must break the cycle now.
The first step is demonstrate by example. I must show my kids that I willing to work for the things I want from them. Things like, their respect for me as a father; things like their understanding that I love them when I do not give them what they want; things like, I value their ability to do well in academically rather than when they score a touch down or shot a basket; things like, Love for God and our neighbor is far more important than being selfish. I must instill in my kids the importance of hard work and core values that will make them future Americans who will make a difference in the World, not be lazy Americans.
Ronald Martins's CNN editorial http://us.cnn.com/2011/11/18/opinion/roland-martin-americans-lazy/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
The first step is demonstrate by example. I must show my kids that I willing to work for the things I want from them. Things like, their respect for me as a father; things like their understanding that I love them when I do not give them what they want; things like, I value their ability to do well in academically rather than when they score a touch down or shot a basket; things like, Love for God and our neighbor is far more important than being selfish. I must instill in my kids the importance of hard work and core values that will make them future Americans who will make a difference in the World, not be lazy Americans.
Ronald Martins's CNN editorial http://us.cnn.com/2011/11/18/opinion/roland-martin-americans-lazy/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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