tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987342243691407295.post6034127409533674216..comments2023-02-17T08:25:56.846-05:00Comments on Intimate Family: The Truth and Nothing But The Truth???????Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03561872384835769813noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987342243691407295.post-63266322109938465632009-06-23T23:11:42.604-04:002009-06-23T23:11:42.604-04:00I feel that honesty is the best policy, as long as...I feel that honesty is the best policy, as long as it is age appropriate. In other words, I am not going to talk to my 6 year old Daughter about drugs I may have done or relationships I may have had. One day she asked my wife if I had ever been arrested. She told her yes and left it at that. A few weeks later she asked me what I had been arrested for. I told her I had made a bad decision about Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13449438990405726732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987342243691407295.post-81196690466954648072009-06-14T16:14:16.925-04:002009-06-14T16:14:16.925-04:00I am so not even there yet. My son is only 6. But ...I am so not even there yet. My son is only 6. But what I have seen from other friends and family members is that children follow by our example. My son can repeat things I have said on the phone when I didn't think he was listening. I we want our children to grow up to be of high moral character then we too need to set that example. Sure we all faulter once in awhile and admitting that is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987342243691407295.post-87812035458985432452009-06-14T11:22:54.168-04:002009-06-14T11:22:54.168-04:00The most important thing I've learned is that ...The most important thing I've learned is that each of us grow from our mistakes and challenges in our lives, and that we use what we've learned to hopefully teach others. So to answer your question, my husband and I do believe that honesty is important and that sharing information about our youth or adulthood, at the appropriate time, is helpful in allowing our children and students to Karen P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987342243691407295.post-10918270515686773432009-06-13T00:37:53.153-04:002009-06-13T00:37:53.153-04:00So the question is - spill the beans or seal the v...So the question is - spill the beans or seal the vault. I think it depends. We certainly don't need to schedule a 'coming clean' meeting the moment our child becomes a teen. But sealing the vault seems a little extreme. After all, there might be some great life lessons in those stories. Likewise, a little sharing might strengthen the bond between a teen and a parent. Ultimately,Bob Myersnoreply@blogger.com