thinking back

when i remember my childhood i remember if fondly. growing up out in the country where the summers were sweet and peaceful. my parents rarely argued in front of us and life was truly blissful. we were never without anything but more so we were never without their love or their attention. my parents were both in their 30s when they had me, their first born, and perhaps that allowed them to be better parents because they were old enough to realize who they were and what they valued, and where their true priorities lay. whatever the reason, they were amazing parents. they truly put us before themselves and they did so without regret.

perhaps such a childhood spoils a person because the real world is not so sweet. the real world is full of competition, some healthy, some deceitful. the real world rarely gives you anything for free without strings somewhere attached. i think such a childhood makes you more prepared to be the kindness the real world so often conceals. to be the light for someone even if it is in a small way. i know how i feel about the people in my life and the lengths i will go for them, expecting nothing in return. that is something i learned from my parents, however they were and are much better people than me.

i think it is a parent's duty to make their child's early life sweet and blissful because it is so easy of a task to complete. children are so easily satisfied. they hunger mainly the love and attention of their parents. i am not suggesting that they should be smothered with attention, but rather reminded of their importance in little ways; told they are loved everyday.

some might think that such a childhood would rear weaker children, but i don't think so. building up someone's confidence would hardly lead to a weaker personality. too often people choose to tear someone down instead of build them up. such behavior makes the person feel more powerful when really he is trying to hide is his own insecurities.

when i remember my childhood it gives me guidance for the type of parent i one day hope to be. it inspires me to build people up.