Written By Itoro E. Udofia
What are you passing down to your children?
Just as recipes are passed down to family members throughout generations so are unique family attributes. Every family has its own culture and language etiquette. Certain terms have become common and are expressed more often.
"Do as I say, not as I do."
This is a familiar phrase that parents communicate to their children when questioned about the integrity of their actions in comparison to their spoken expectations. It can also be a band aid to mask the guilt and shame of not measuring up to the standard outlined for another to follow.
Maybe different statements were expressed in your home. Some sayings that still carry significance for you today. Which ones would you want to pass on to your children? The reality is that without being proactive about how you want things to be different they may very well stay the same.
"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." - Proverbs 22:6