I Will Teach My Children Things My Parents Never Taught Me

Growing up, I didn't have the perfect life at all. My mom and dad separated when I was 12. That's when everything went crazy in my life. My daddy is my world. He was then and he still is today. My mom hated the fact that my dad and...

I grew up almost exclusivley with my dad, who is a very uptight, stubborn man. I learned not to show my emotions or true feelings, or I would get yelled at. My three older sisters lived with their father and step-mother and it was a...

I will definitely teach my children things my parents never taught me. I will teach them to love everyone especially themselves. I will teach them that they never have to sleep with anyone they don't want to and when they do that doesn...

My parents stunted my emotional growth and taught me not to speak up and express feelings as I would be told I had no right to them, that they were wrong and how dare I after all they had done for me. So mainly I would teach my children...

I am not a parent yet, but still, I will never let my kid give up on his/her dream. He/She can choose whatever they want to be in life.
I will never pressurize them to get good grades. I will never compare their abilities with others. I...

To list all the bad experiences ive had with my mother would seem petty, and to be honest a lot of my experiences would be hard to put down into words without making myself sound selfish, so ill skip over that.
What i will say though...

When I created this group, I created it with the intention of keeping in mind the things that I felt I needed to teach my children, things that I had to struggle to learn on my own.
I am aware that in specific situations, it is best to...

Somethings my parents never taught me are how to ride a bike, swim, tie my shoes, read a book, draw, play an instrument, play any sports, do math, tell time, write in cursive, throw a ball, catch a ball, skip rocks on water, go fishing...