If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. ~Abigail Van Buren When I was 8 and my sister was 12, my mother would leave us home alone with my sister in charge. Though this may sound crazy to some people nowadays, it had a positive impact [...]
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When I get old, will you take care of me?
A Haitian friend of mine who is married to a Frenchman and raising her kids in Paris said to me once that she was afraid of what was going to happen to her when she gets old. She told me that her kids do not have the sense of responsibility towards aging parents and her [...]
