As parents, we are given a sacred duty to raise the next generation. These people will inherit the Earth and rule over it when we are gone. This is our living legacy. In the Catholic faith, marriage is a sacrament largely because of this holy duty to raise children.
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As parents, we cultivate the attachment style our children will have. We show them what to expect from others, how they should be treated and what they should tolerate. Parents show their children what they’re worth. We teach our children how much love they deserve.
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It is not enough as a parent to be present. It’s not enough to show up and grumble and rant about how much work we have to get done. It’s not enough to sit sullenly. We must cherish our children. This means to treat them as valuable treasures beyond calculable worth.
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I don’t enjoy getting my ear licked. I don’t enjoy wet saliva on the side of my head. I don’t enjoy cold spit drying in my ear crevices. But I do enjoy my son’s laughter. I do enjoy that he feels safe to play with me. I do enjoy that he feels loved. I cherish my son above all.
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Parents, cherish your children. Show them how much love they deserve. Be mindfully present. Engage and find ways to enjoy. Shift your priorities to their long-term wellbeing. Your children are your sacred duty. The future rests on your teaching. Teach them to love and be loved.
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And if none of that provokes your pathos and shifts your priorities: You parents will not always be hale and hearty. You will turn weak and frail as time robs you of vitality. Your children will see you into old age and death. They will love you then just as you love them now.
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Cherish your children. Right now. Every moment. Cherish your children as treasures of incalculable worth. Or watch your living legacy crumble into insecurity and brokenness as time devours your body and regret ravages your soul.
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I think after about 5000 licks I'd be like "I could have lived with 4999 licks and being independently wealthy."
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Not when family members have been dying all around us this winter and every moment could be our last together.
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