I am going to be speaking at a young women conference in a few weeks. I am speaking about a teenager's role/responsibility in the family/how they can be an influence in their home/the impact they have on their family...that sort of thing.
I would love some input from young marrieds and young mothers out there. Those of you who were teenagers not too long ago. If you could go back and change anything about the way that you treated your family, what would it be? Do you have any regrets? Is there anything that you know now that you wish you know then?
If it is a short comment, you can just leave it on my blog. If you want to email it to me, send it to me at nineEarls@hotmail.com. Your collective wisdom is very much appreciated.
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I wish I would have known that my entire family would end up to be my best friends. I wish I would have known that as soon as I left the house for college that things would never be the same and I'd always be the guest when I returned. I wish I would have listened to my parents more rather than insist I knew everything because their way always turned out best in the long run...every time.
I wish I would've been a little more considerate of other family members. When you are in high school it is your time to be selfish because afterwards you can't really be that way when focusing on other things, but I definitely wish I would've been a little more humble about the things we had. Although at the time it seemed little compared to friends it really was enough. Just the love from family members should be enough. And I would agree with Stephanie about your family being your best friends. Also I wish some parents would've told their kids (some kids didn't mind, but others could've used it) to try to date as often as possible. I am seeing that some of my friends from high school are struggling with finding the right person because other people's opinions have influenced them so much on what to look for in a guy, but in fact they could've tried to experience it on their own if allowed to date more...(but definitely encourage the dating members thing..I had to figure it out on my own because my parents weren't about to tell me who I had to date (and they thought it would be best for me to find out on my own because it would make my testimony that much stronger), but I feel it turned out for the best because then I didn't regret not having the chance to talk to others about the church and when the church became too big of a problem when dating non-members is when I realized it's just too hard unless they have an ounce of interest) Good Luck with your talk. I'm sure you'll do amazing...
Oh and I would have to say that going through school as young married couples is an amazing experience that most couples wouldn't give back if they had the chance to because it was the best time for them. I have heard too many people say it's too tough so they'd rather find a mate after school. If it happens that way then great, but why try to hide from a wonderful experience if it's given opportunity? Heavenly Father never said it would be easy just worth it so we should all make life worth it!!
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