The notion of genuine love is what I think about when I think about the love established with my daughter and I. The notion of sacrifice when one chooses to become a parent is not a new one. Most prospective parents understand that good parenting involves sacrifice that will minimally require unconditional love, sacrifice, time, money and mentoring. While financial stability and flexible lifestyles are contributors to good parenting, perhaps another essential ingredient is what I call ‘Genuine Sacrifice’. What is the Genuine Sacrifice? I believe it is a sacrifice parents make that will positively impact the social and moral development of their child. It is parents committing to a lifestyle and exhibiting behaviors they want their children to adapt. We as parents must teach our children that there are no entitlements for them. They must work hard based on merit for success. We do not genuinely sacrifice for recognition, we do it because we enjoy it and it’s what we are supposed to do!
Hello My name is Sonya Whitehead I am a sacrificing parent. I sacrifice what I need to sacrifice for my nine year old daughter Manaysia Hendricks. Here are three ways you can be a sacrifing parent:
1. Allow the result of your sacrifice to have a lasting positive affect on your child.
2. Let the sacrifice you are making to align with your core beliefs and values.
3. Enjoy making the sacrifice.
Are you a sacrificing parent? If so how? What do you feel makes you a sacrifing Parent?
Hello My name is Sonya Whitehead I am a sacrificing parent. I sacrifice what I need to sacrifice for my nine year old daughter Manaysia Hendricks. Here are three ways you can be a sacrifing parent:
1. Allow the result of your sacrifice to have a lasting positive affect on your child.
2. Let the sacrifice you are making to align with your core beliefs and values.
3. Enjoy making the sacrifice.
Are you a sacrificing parent? If so how? What do you feel makes you a sacrifing Parent?
Hi! Sonya, My name is Rhonda and I want to say that you have some valuable points on "Genuine Sacrifice" when it comes to parenting especially for those like myself that are single parents. I will say that it takes hardwork, determination and dedication to strive to be a great role model for our children to guide them into leadership, give them spiritual upbringing that will help them to be respectful of themselves and others to have moral value is what I would call it. We have to educate ourselves as parents so that we can teach those fundamental views to make oneself to be successful, then our children have guidelines to want and/or being successful also. I believe that alot of children in todays society are lost and misguided with things that they have lived, learn, think and believe the outside world or a negative parent/s who had no guidance or purpose to wanting anything more for themselves and now the child/ren has those same impacted outlooks. So I will say as a MOTHER we have to be a mother to the motherless to help them see that it is a greater enviroment to the madness and oppression one has been living. A promising future is what we have to offer our child/ren.
ReplyDeleteiam a sacrificing parent and the reason is is because iam a single parent of 3 and times have got hard since they father has passed away. There are times when i cant get because my bills have to be paid, or my kids is in need, or something is needed around the house, or i have car problems so with tht being said i no wht it means to have to sacrifice. I dont think its a bad thing to have to sacrifice when u have responblities to take care of u have to do whts more important instead of trying to keep up with the worldy life. People who dont do whts more important first always be the 1 who fall short example: fall behind in bills, kids in need, dont have a car or car got tooken, always asking people to lend them money, or doing some type of scans to get to a dollar because they r in need 4 it when all they had to do is a lil sacrificing. Therefore, belive tht there will be good and bad trails in ur life and with every trail comes some type of ease.When we make our decesions we have to think about every1 who will be affected by it. Ard Yall Thts All I have 2 Say Right Now
ReplyDeleteYes this is what make you a sacrificing parent. Continue to be optimistic and God will prevail. Although death is certain, it hurts. Sometimes God closes one door to open another one that can be pathways that are now doorways for us!
ReplyDeleteHey Sonya, I love this blog an any real parent that made sacrifices for there kids knows exactly where u coming from i cant say much cause u totally put into words how i feel i couldnt have said it better myself
ReplyDeletei dont want to be anonymous signed Michelle Crawford