19 Oct 2014 - Topic #1
"LISTEN." Teach your descendants how to listen. How should they respond to accusations and demands?CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET19 Oct 2014 - Topic #2
"RESPOND." Learning how to listen doesn't teach you how to react appropriately.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
20 Oct 2014 - Topic #3
Teach your descendants when it's appropriate to "agree to disagree," and that it is a commitment not to be broken.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
22 Oct 2014 - Topic #4
Teach your descendants to be happy for others' successes, even if it causes a necessary distance between friends.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
23 Oct 2014 - Topic #5
"Save your money." Teach your descendants that love isn't store-bought and to gift within their means.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
23 Oct 2014 - Topic #6
"Don't be cruel." No one deserves cruelty. Teach your descendants the consequences of such actions.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
24 Oct 2014 - Topic # 7
"Nurture vs Nature." Will your descendants agree with your opinion regarding what breeds criminal behavior?CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
26 Oct 2014 - Topic #8
"Depression." Describe how you deal with depression. Discuss what NOT to do when dealing w/ depressed people.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET26 Oct 2014 - Topic #9
"Religion vs. Morals." Discuss what to do when you don't agree with a law based on religious beliefs. Con't... CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
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Discuss how religion should NOT be used to inflict pain and suffering. They don't have to be religious to be moral.
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27 Oct 2014 - Topic #10
"Be open minded." It's okay to change your mind after being educated. Allow others the same opportunity. Con't...CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET27 OCT 2014 - Topic #10 con't.Things said in the spur of the moment don't always sound the way they were meant. Give them the benefit of the doubt.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET28 Oct 2014 - Topic #11
"Educate." Teach them to never debate without facts. Educate your opponents. Don't try and win through deceit.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET29 Oct 2014 - Topic #12
How we treat our kids' friends & significant others can have lasting effects. Share the mistakes you have made.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET31 Oct 2014 - Topic #12
"Share your gifts." Don't just show off. Glory is momentary. Teach others how to perform your talent.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET01 Nov 2014 - Topic #13
"Don't Hide the Body." Explain why true friends would never ask your descendants to hide evidence of a CRIME.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET02 Nov 2014 - Topic #14
"Contraceptives aren't foolproof!" Unless you've been raped, you weren't "tricked" into pregnancy. Con't...CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET02 Nov 2014 - Topic #14 con't.
Even if you were "tricked" by a conniving man/woman...It's still 1/2 your fault. Own it and be respectful.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
03 Nov 2014 - Topic #15
"You don't need the next big thing." Wait a couple of years. Cost and functionality improve over time. Con't...CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
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How many "next big things" do you have that you never use? Encourage them to research & save for the right thing.
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04 Nov 2014 - Topic #16
Graciously accept the consequences of your actions. Teach your descendants to OWN their actions. Use examples.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
05 Nov 2014 - Topic #17
Don't be a hypocrite. If it's not okay for your daughter or son to do at ANY age, don't ask anyone else to do it.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
06 Nov 2014 - Topic #18
Don't dwell on your mistakes. Made a mistake? Fix it. Can't fix it? Learn your lesson, then let the guilt go.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
07 Nov 2014 - Topic #19
Be a parent. Your children can live without much of the "stuff" you think they need. They NEED you.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
08 Nov 2014 - Topic #20
No means no and, sometimes, even yes means no. And when someone says yes, then no, that means no...To be con't.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
08 Nov 2014 - Topic #20, con't.
One cannot give consent if they are: under the influence of drugs/alcohol, underage, or asleep. In this case, yes means no.
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08 Nov 2014 - Topic # 20, con't.
Teach your descendants that if they give false testimony regarding rape, they are a special kind of stupid.
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08 Nov 2014 - Topic #20, con't.
Pressure, even under the guise of seduction, can slowly undermine the authority of the "NO!" No means no. Live with it.
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08 Nov 2014 - Topic #20, con't.
"No," and all of its synonyms are not code for, "I'm not in the mood right now, but if you seduce me, I'll change my mind."
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10 Nov 2014 - Topic #21
If something goes wrong, while you're doing something right, it's an accident. "RIGHT" being the operative word.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
11 Nov 2014 - Topic #23
Careful WHO you laugh at. YOUR responses to "humorous" videos teach your kids when it's appropriate to laugh.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
11 Nov 2014 - Topic #22
Don't be vain. Lesson from my blind mom. Don't assume someone is "glaring" at you. Odds are, they aren't.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
12 Nov 2014 - Topic #24
Keep memories. Mom threw out old letters from her sister, thinking she'd get more soon. So wrong. So sad. :(CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
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The eye of the beholder is fickle. What you find ugly or fat today will change when karma catches up w/ you.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
14 Nov 2014 - Topic #26
If you teach them never to say they're sorry unless they mean it, arm them with an empathetic vocabulary. Con't...CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
14 Nov 2014 - Topic #26 con't.
If they don't feel sorry for something they should feel sorry for, correct that behavior when they're young.
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15 Nov 2014 - Topic #27
Live and bleepin' let live! A more forceful variation on "Teach your descendants how to agree to disagree." Con't...CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
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Just in case they didn't get it the first time, make sure they know it isn't acceptable to force agreement/compliance.
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18 Nov 2014 - Topic #28
Don't say, "Because I said so!" If you don't know why they should listen to you, they won't understand either.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
19 Nov 2014 - Topic #29
Don't ever say out loud what you don't want to be heard. Don't write things you don't want read. Con't.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
19 Nov 2014 - Topic #29 con't.
I have a few letters written to me that end with, "Destroy this after reading." Really? I feel no obligation to do so.
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20 Nov 2014 - Topic #30
Innocent until PROVEN guilty. Wait until ALL the FACTS are in before you pass judgement. Con't...CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
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Not guilty, does NOT mean innocent. Teach them to trust their gut instincts and stay away from people who make them uneasy.
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22 Nov 2014 - Topic #31
"You aren't invincible." List things that they shouldn't "try this at home." Are you speaking from experience?CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
24 Nov 2014 - Topic #32
"The time to arrange transportation was BEFORE that first drink," warns guest contributor VB. Thanks, mom! ;)CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
25 Nov 2014 - Topic #33
You cannot be honestly persuasive and be a thug. Make them fear you and they will turn against you ASAP.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
02 Dec 2014 - Topic #34
Laws are not suggestions and are not meant to be broken. Teach them appropriate ways of questioning authority.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
04 Dec 2014 - Topic #35
Get off the bandwagon! If you do not educate yourself FIRST, you do more harm than good to the cause at hand.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
04 Dec 2014 - Topic #36
Choose your battles wisely. Teach your descendants when it's appropriate to get involved.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
05 Dec 2014 - Topic #37
If you act like this woman's mother and sister, I will disown you posthumously. @VHughesAuthor http://tinyurl.com/o8xgk9p CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
05 Dec 2014 - Topic #38
Do not lie to protect yourself at the expense of others. Show them how the smallest of lies can snowball.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
06 Dec 2014 - Topic #39
Mugshots are NEVER cute. Your goal is to never let your descendants find criminal records in your name.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
07 Dec 2014 - Topic #39
Two wrongs do not make a right. Do not make the mistake of trying to justify one by bringing up the other.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
10 Dec 2014 - Topic #40
"I'm sorry!" does not necessarily mean "I'm guilty!" Do not confuse empathy with a guilty conscience.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET11 Dec 2014 - Topic #41
Office romances are, for the most part, not a good idea. Give them examples from your life.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET12 Dec 2014 - Topic #42
Let me count the ways that cheating on your spouse, or with someone else's spouse, is stupid...CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET12 Dec 2014 - Topic #43
Before you accept gifts from strangers on the phone, verify who they are first, or...to be continuedCLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET12 Dec 2014 - Topic #43 con't.
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13 Dec 2014 - Topic #44
Do not dehumanize your your perceived enemies. Doing so may have perilous results. Explain this to them.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET14 Dec 2014 - Topic #45
Don't make things worse. You know what you did wrong. Don't pretend you don't. Don't add lies to your stupid.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET15 Dec 2014 - Topic #46
Do not touch a surface to test how hot it is! That'll cost you--ER trip, a bandage, burn cream and one Tylenol.CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET16 Dec 2014 - Topic #47
When someone greets you with a holiday quote, THEY'RE WISHING YOU WELL. A decent response is "Thanks! You too!"CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET17 Dec 2014 - Topic #48
Fire hydrants, tools at construction sites, etc. are NOT toys. Let me count the ways you can get in trouble...CLICK HERE TO RESPOND OR RETWEET
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