Our Responsibilities

After hearing the talks in General Conference...I've been doing a lot of thinking about how we are raising the GooBabes. Yes, we teach them to WORK, remember their manners, listen to mom and dad (I should correct that to say "listen to mom" since they pretty much listen to everything dad says), don't use your hands when eating, (except for mom when she is eating her stinky fish and "bagoong aramang" with tomatoes) the common courtesies--please and thank yous. I often wonder if they remember to be polite, do what is right, be honest, be helpful, be clean and show respect to their elders.

I don't know but they, the Goo Babes seem to do a lot of bickering over nothing, teasing, name calling, putting down each other, not sharing and being mean to each other. Is it just me? Is this normal? It makes me sad, mad, "irritz" when they are mean to each other. Have I forgotten how I behaved when I was a teen with my siblings? Did I drive my parents especially my mom this NUT SO? We are all okay with each other. We are still talking and we'd tell each other that we love each other. That is what we didn't do growing up. I hope the GooBabes will grow up to be close and tight with each other.

Well, my reading assignment in the BOM a couple days ago consisted of this scripture. It is a reminder of what I should be teaching the GOO BaBes and what my responsibilities are as a parent.

Mosiah 4:14-15

14 And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness.
15 But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another.

We could all use a little more love and service at home. When we fight and argue we are making the devil happy. So, we can choose.

I am grateful for being a member of the church. We have all these resources to help us and our children to stay the course. In Primary we have the FAITH IN GOD. In Young Women we have PERSONAL PROGRESS and the Young Women theme to remind us that we are daughters of Heavenly Father. In Young Men, we have DUTY TO GOD and they also have their own theme-stating the purposes of the Aaronic Priesthood. They recite this during opening exercises.. I really hope that the Warriors are and will grow up giving proper respect to women, girls and children. We also have For The Strength of Youth to help them with keeping their values by following and living high standards for themselves.

I need to be a better example. I'm only human. I am not perfect. I make mistakes (I can't even speak proper English and often times what comes out of my mouth is not the same as what is on my mind) but I hope that they pick up on the things that are pleasing and good.

I need to be kinder to my children and not be so quick to ANGER, snap and yell when I'm stressed or for whatever the reason (whether it was caused by me, others or the monthly fluctuations of hormones--RED ALERT! RED ALERT!) I'm a being a scatter brain? Anyway...

The Goo Babes and I like to take short video clips of Warrior 4's little accomplishments using PHOTOBOOTH and one day as we were looking through all the old videos, we came across one with Warrior 2 and Warrior 4 playing and I was at yelling at Warrior 3 in the background. Princess pointed out "MOm, that's how you sound." My jaw dropped. My heart sank as I listened. I sounded so wicked and mean. I deleted it! I sounded like someone I know. Oh, no! I'm sorry. =(

Well, long story cut short. I, you, me, he, she, we basically just have to follow Jesus' examples. He is the greatest teacher! If we try to be like him...then we can't go wrong.

That' s a big responsibility.