What Now, Berta Barnett [read e book .txt] 📗

leaning against the side of it because your knees feel weak. All the care and training and look at it. Your neighbor sees you and strolls over. “Wow!” It looks like the vine grew too heavy for the trellis training wire. Your eyes glance over at the neighbor, glossed over like glass, and nod your head yes. AS any good trainer would, you say to yourself, What Now!


What Now!

Many of us parents/teachers have experienced this feeling at one point or another. Just when we think we are doing great, something devastating happens. We can’t give up and just stop. We have a responsibility.

"I was watching this older movie the other day. Guess who's coming to dinner?" There was a statemnt made that went somthing like this...

"I owe you Nothing, You brought me into this world. It was your responsibility to do and be the best parent you could possibly be for me, to help give me every opportunity you could as my parent. Just as it will be mine when I have children. I love you dad and always will. But I don't owe you anything."


It really struck my heart. It is such a true statement. Our children do not owe us for being the best parents we can be, nor do our students owe us for being the best teachers we can be. It's our responsibility. Not a favor were handing out to be collected upon later.


Responsibility

We have a responsibility, to train up our children/students. To give them the skills and experiences they need to be responsible and successful adults. To keep our focus where it belongs, and use that tool (Discipline) where it is needed.
. Don’t you love that word? “Responsibility” Our Webster dictionary says,

Responsible, liable to answer for something: of good credit or position.

Sometimes I think it is the heaviest word in the dictionary. It’s that one thing we want to pass off on someone else. At times anybody really will do. But in reality, that’s not possible. Even passing it around brings back consequences. So let’s remember this:

Training brings forth knowledge.
Knowledge and values are ignited through new experiences
Values and respect are set into motion through guided training
Consequential discipline side by side with guidance builds responsibility


If we as parents/teachers learn from our training and train our children/students, to do the same. Accept the consequences, rise above and be better the next time, next day, or the next moment. We will guide our children on a positive path, and continue to grow as the trainer.

In a book by James Dodson called “How To Parent”, he says, something in the way of, “OK you blew it, the roof just raised up 3 feet and every neighbor 3 blocks around heard it. Get over it. Don’t get caught up in the guilt. Get back on track.”

Start doing what we know is right, be Responsible, Train.


“Discipline without training is missing our responsibility,
Training without discipline, misses teaching responsibility.”

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Publication Date: 02-08-2010

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