In a few days, I would be serving as a resource person for a seminar intended for young people in the Visayas. I am very happy for this opportunity to reach out to more people to promote our foundation’s advocacy — reponsible parenting and chastity for the youth.Â
Parenting is never an easy responsbility, especially for parents of adolescents. This stage is very crucial as during adolescence, youngsters are in search of their identity and with high risk of rebelling against their family, and the society. It is at this stage that the guidance, understanding and love of parents are highly needed. It is at this stage that youth must be taught properly of the changes and development they are undergoing to prevent them from spontaneous decisions and aggressive actions they may be sorry for in the end.
This is a touching subject for me as I have nephews and nieces, and sons and daughters of close friends, in their adolescents. I have seen them ‘rebel’ for reasons only they will understand but results will forever affect their future. It may be too late for me to guide them now out of the challenges of adolescence but many young people out there can be helped.
As a young mom, I also experienced the challenges of this stage. I was fortunate that I was raised very well by parents who never left me, even for a moment, during my youth. I cried and fell and all those times, my nanay and tatay were there for me. I was lucky too my parents, though poor, intelligently made me understood the values for self-respect and self-worth which helped me get through the challenges of adolescence.
If there was one thing I am really sorry for, that is being an unwise spender. When I secured myself with a stable job, I thought it was time for me to experience some indulgence in my life so I used my credit cards imprudently. After a few years, I was in deep financial trouble and looking for debt relief. These resulted to financial difficulties and sleepless nights for me. I resented what happened and I wished I listened to the advice of the american billionaire Warren Buffet: ‘stay away from credit card.’
If not for that mispendings, I would have had the opportunity of investing to secure our future. I am thinking about this now as I look at the interesting list of Outer Banks foreclosures in North Carolina. Although I know I won’t be able to afford it even I lived frugally but at least, I can afford to dream for a little real estate investment.
To young people, be wise in living your life. We can only go ‘that way’ once and once it done, you cannot ‘undo’ the damage(s) it will cause your or your loved ones lives.
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