Showing posts with label father. Show all posts
Showing posts with label father. Show all posts
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Man Of The House At Eight
When an eight year old is man of the house. This is the time when uncles are suppose to step up and give guidance to a young boy who has lost ed his father. Without positive guidance in his life, what chance has he or his brother or sister have to be a part of the success statistics. Because we don't know when our life will end, fathers should give his son or sons and daughters something to refer to when things aren't happening just the way they planned them. Here is what was passed to little j. It's not the answer to all the questions he may ask, but it's something his father lived by. He will still need the support of his uncles and positive figures in his life, but his dad did leave him the one sheet of paper he always carried in his wallet and shared with friends. The paper was given to little j's father by an uncle.
It's called Dad's Philosophy...Some of my favorite quotes.
1. My Race: It's better to be hated for what you are, then to be loved for what you are not.
2. The world is full of problems, the way you handle them is how you define yourself.
3. Socrates..There is only one good KNOWLEDGE and one evil IGNORANCE
4. Core Values..Honor, Courage, Commitment
A strong gift to face life without a father.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Excuses
Can a boy use the death of his father for a reason to fail. "My father use to help me with my homework". Can a mother except this for his failure? A lot of mothers in the hood are very young and don't want to try to compete for their son's attention in order to direct them in the right path. The line used is, "he needs a man in his life to correct his mistakes". This is music to the gangs ears. Is this why the drop out rate is so high in the hood? Because the fathers aren't there? I know there are a lot of mothers doing the job of raising a son without any help of a man being around. This is because they fight to keep their sons on the right path to success. So what do a mother say to a young boy that is failing in school? Please don't join a gang...
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