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Do you really think your child can really trust what you say? Some parents say things and in our busy lives, we sometimes forget. A young child is very perceptive to what comes out of their parent’s mouths. So we must be careful if we are to continue to hold their trust and respect. I once told my son that there was nothing in the world he could not tell me, and nothing is more important than the people you care about.

One day while cleaning out a property, I came across a trunk filled with old comic books. Most of them were water damaged, so I trashed the bad ones and kept the goods, as some were in very good condition. After reading a few, I couldn’t resist, I noticed that most of them were from the 1970’s. I checked a website to see if they had any value, and to my surprise many were valuable. The first thing I thought about was saving them for my son to have when he got older and perhaps help pay for college. I was so excited to have a little pressure of some college bills off my back.

When I was much younger, I was an avid comic book reader. I wanted my son to share in some of my excitement. I gave them to him to read, and he loved them. I then reasoned that since they were really his, he could keep them and read them when he wanted. I forgot about them for a couple of months. One day I asked him about a particular issue, and was floored. He said he took them to school and gave them to his friends. I promptly shouted “how could you do that?” Boy, was I ever mad, until I saw the look on his face. There was such a look of embarrassment and disbelief. My son trusted me, and at that very moment, I failed him.

I’ve taught my son the importance of things that really matter. He is not materialistic, and the value of a comic book had no more value than friendship. Those comics will eventually whither and fall to pieces, he will have his friends for life. What a valuable lesson he taught me, more valuable than the comic books. I trust my son, I just hope he can still trust me?

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If you asked this question in a bar, a gym, or a football game the answer might not be an honest one.  The fact is women, mainly I might add, have raised a lot of boys.  These boys, subsequently turned out to be some very incredible men.  Men have not always been there for their children, for whatever reason that may be.  Women, mothers, mamas have always been there for their children.

That is a fact that can never be ignored or forgotten.  Some men have been there, but not a lot.  In reality the child does suffer, this I can not deny.  This I know for sure.  It is hard to break the cycle, but not impossible.  An effort must be made to change the way society treats its children.  If the father is not around, the other men in the child’s life MUST step up.  A child should never feel like a burden to anyone.  I promise you they will feel that way, eventually, even though they are not.

A woman can raise a boy to be a man, but it still takes MEN to help.  A boy would feel akward hearing about sex from his mother.  He may not fully want to understand what she is saying, because of the embarassment.  In my experience a man can better explain what to do and say to a female.  Also in my experience a woman can tell you what to expect and why from a female’s point of view.  The best of both worlds.  The best of BOTH.  Women are so very beautiful, little boys would appreciate that fact if they really knew why.  If a man could show and tell them why.  I can tell you why womem are so beautiful, without them the world would DIE.  Women are the life of the world, and the world is beautiful.  A woman raised me, a very beautiful woman, and I am a MAN!

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There are challenges in every family, even if you are a celebrity.   Here are some of those challenges from around the blogosphere:

Jean Smart Announces Adoption of Daughter Bonnie – Celebrity Baby …

I’m very close to 58 and while choosing to parent a toddler would not be my choice at this age, if I had to or wanted to, I could. And I’d not only do a great job, I would have every expectation that I could continue to do a great job until … With both Jean and Richard at the cusp of 60 years old, a mileston that eliminates them from the normal adoption pool (the age limit is 50 plus you can’t be single, gay, obese, or poor), my bet is the child has “special physical or …

What’s a Prenup Worth? Tiger Woods (And We) Will Find Out …

But as so often, highly visible celebrity dramas are not just entertaining, they are also free education for the rest of us. If there is a prenup, can it be challenged? And if so, what is the best way to do it. Sit back, relax and enjoy the show (sorry Elin, we are entirely with you, but this is just what it is.) You can already find plenty of lawyers talking about who might get what on Google News or  morning TV shows. …. Single Parent Gossip Lifecasters …

Celebrity Single Parent - Oct 23,2009

What is it like to be a single parent and be a celebrity? Kim & Eddie talk to  celebrities who are raising their children under the watchful eye of the public and the media. Find out how they try and maintain a normal life while being a …

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Dating maybe a touchy subject when you are a single parent.  Here are some tips from around the blogosphere to help you through this subject:

<a href=”http://www.datingsecretsforyou.net/2009/12/dating-tips-if-you-are-a-single-parent/”>Dating Tips If You Are A Single Parent</a><p>Single parents face many other challenges than those who are just single and dating. Single parents may feel apprehensive when beginning to date. For those who have already taken the plunge into dating; some single parenting tips to …</p>

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Single Parenting - Raising an Emotionally-Strong Child | Parents …

They have finally been introduced to the man that their mother is dating, but they prefer to call him her “friend” and not her “boyfriend.” To them, boyfriend is just too serious of a term to be using. Further tips on single parenting …

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children/”>Four Useful Tips for Single Parents Dating with Children | Dating

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The latest news in nutrition choices for kids will surprise you:

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There was a time when I would ask my son everyday, “do you have any homework?”.  His reply would almost always seem to be no.  Even with the progress reports coming in with notations of him not doing his homework, I was worried.   Now, I didn’t want my son to think that I didn’t trust him.  So I got smart.  I asked all of his teachers to e-mail me when and if he had any homework.  Instead of me asking if he had any homework, I offered to help him if he had any questions.  This way I could still have his trust and his confidence that I was really there to help.  Kids need to be reassured all the time, even more than some adults.  A few moments of reassurance everyday will affect them in ways you would not understand.  Confidence is crucial in a child’s developement into adulthood.  Let them know that you have their best interest at heart.  Not in those words of course, they will think you’ve been reading a book.  In the words that your child can understand, coming from you.  If you show them respect, they will show you MORE!  Your child is not just a child.  They are our friends, in most cases, our best friends.  So treated them as such and they will respond like a best friend would.  Learn from your children, and do your job.  Homework is OUR job!!!

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It is important to me to have a healthy self sustaining son; therefore, I feel it is important to teach him about money management now.  I started teaching him about finances by explaining to him about the importance of saving money.  He has a saving account that he is very proud of.

Even though I taught him about the importance of savings I knew there was so much more that he and I could learn about finances.  I would have to admit that for both our sakes I will have to conquer my compulsive spending hablits first in order to make us both financially free.  Therefore, I am trying to learn the information my finacee’ knows about stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and money market accounts.  She has a vast amount of information she has given me.  In addition, she recently, introduced me to some sources where my son and I can learn more.  Those source are Black Enterprise, Money Magazine, and the local newspaper’s business section.

Once, she challenged me to pick a stock from the paper and watch it performance to determine if it was a good investment.  She pointed out that a good investment would be a commodity, something a person needs no matter what the economy is doing.

I plan to do this activity with my son this summer.

Other tips I learned from Black Enterprise Magazine were:

• teach your child the basic terms of investing
• stick with companies that the child is familiar with like McDonald’s , Nike, etc.
• try programs that allow the individual to purchase directly from the company like (DRIP) programs
• encourage your child to do experiments like the one above and to read up on investing his or her self
• find and send your child to investment camps

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My son and I

As a parent it is easy to get overwhelmed by life and all its challenges; however, even with all its challenges I often find myself reflecting on my role as a parent.  As a single father, it is difficult and almost impossible not to allow life to bring you down.  Therefore, I find joy in remembering the joy my son brought me the first time I laid my eyes on him.  You see, he was born pre-mature and had a lot of challenges his first year in the world, but if he could find the strength to make it, through the grace of God, then I can too.

My handsome son is not only a fighter, but he is smart, bright and loves a challenge.  He loves his war video games and pizza like any kid, but he brings wisdom and an understanding that is beyond his years.  He still shocks me with the things he understands.  He is a very forgiving son, and that is great, but I do my best to do my best for him.  So my challenge to you is that you remember the joy that your child brings to you when the day is not going as planned or that car cut you off, because there is always one person who is  counting on you or will always be in your corner and that is your child.

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