What mantras do you wish you’d shared with your kids?

[Anonymous]

When my sisters and I were little and made fun of someone who was different, my mom would say, “girls, wouldn’t it be a boring world if we all liked the same things?” I loved that.

My sister uses this with her kids:

Before you speak:
THINK
= Is it True?
= Is it Helpful?
I= Is it Inspiring?
N= Is it Necessary?
K= Is it Kind?

I know another family who has this up on the wall in their home:

- Basic Training -
1. If you open it, CLOSE IT!
2. If you turn it on, TURN IT OFF!
3. If you unlock it, LOCK IT!
4. If you break it, REPAIR IT!
5. If you can't fix it, CALL IN SOMEONE WHO CAN!
6. If you borrow it, RETURN IT!
7. If you use it, TAKE CARE OF IT!
8. If you make a mess, CLEAN IT UP!
9. If you move it, PUT IT BACK!
10. If it belongs to someone else, GET PERMISSION TO USE IT!
11. If you don't know how to operate it, LEAVE IT ALONE!
12. If it doesn't concern you, DON'T MESS WITH IT!

Any standards in your lives or phrases/ideas you wish you’d implemented?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Make Good Choices

When you have a good idea, hammer on it.

[Anonymous]

You will never be punished for telling the truth to your parents.

Wherever you are, if you are in trouble, your parents will come pick you up whenever you want, no questions asked. We will tell your friends it's our fault.

If you're in trouble, don't do anything before you talk to someone you trust, even if it's not your parents.

[Anonymous]

Wear a Condom.

No Means No.

[Anonymous]

Wherever you are, be there.

[Anonymous]

Mantras?

[Anonymous]

Never trust a big butt and a smile

[Anonymous]

When someone shows you who they are, believe them.

[Anonymous]

Leave a place better than you found it.

Everyone makes mistakes.

Integrity is how you act even when no one is looking.

[Anonymous]

Don’t ever stop until you bust a nut

[Anonymous]

Love is an action
Love doesn't hurt
Eat the rainbow
Just breathe
I can do hard things
It's ok. I love you.

[Anonymous]

Love requires action.

You can't judge the quality of a relationship until you've had conflict or said no to the other person.

[Anonymous]

If you aren't first, you're last.

[Anonymous]

Two that my family had growing up that I hope to pass on to my children-

"What is the most generous interpretation?" - Serves as a general reminder to look for the good in people and assume that even if someone did something you didn't agree with or like, you maybe don't know the whole story and it isn't worth dwelling on. Sometimes I roll my eyes at this when I think baout our world in 2025 but maybe it's more important than ever. I go back and forth.

The other -

"To be hopeful you have to do hopeful things" - bascially just a reminder that if you're feeling sad about something or want to believe things can be better, do something to move in that direction. Hope is a practice.