Shifting Gears

As active members in our local communities, it is our responsibility to teach our youth what is safe and sound, especially when it is hard to advocate for safety over novelty. We have to be the wise ones to stand for the wellbeing of our children rather than caving to the pressures of others' weak opinions just because it is what the lazy masses are doing, or lacking doing more likely. We have to be the role model for our children that shows them they do not have to live or risk living only to impress others in dangerous ways as a means of fitting in and looking cool for a moment. As adults, we should be more impressed by those who act with respect and take responsibility for the future generations to learn from by example. As parents, we should be taking action in appropriate ways that allows us to remain in possession of our freedoms to govern our children however we so choose, rather than passing on those expectations to the government to create those laws and boundaries over our youth however THEY so see fit and then we all have to abide by their processes. We should want to rise up and take the responsibility to teach our children strong core values, such as the seriousness of human safety, especially within young bodies and minds that haven't fully developed into the ability to make those critical decisions for themselves yet in life. WE HAVE TO DECIDE FOR THEM. Does their safety concern you enough that you are moved to teach them the right thing to do, regardless of what others are lacking teaching their children? You need to be the one governing how you want your children to act based on your own actions and decisions. You have to lay down the right boundaries so that they will grow up knowing that healthy boundaries carry so much significance in how others will decide to treat them as well. You have to be the change and the sensibility when the rest of the world is operating from a place of either sheer laziness or panicked chaos. Be the rock they know will provide them the lessons they need to learn in life BEFORE the hard way teaches them, and possibly risks their lives in the process. Shift your mindset away from the masses and focus on what matters most for the future of your family's growth.