Imagine that some day you will have children. Write a letter of advice for them to read when they reach the age you are right now. Tell them about the goals you had at this age, and what those goals did for you. Tell them about taking risks - what kinds of risks are good to take and what kind aren't. And tell them how to deal with failure and disappointment so they won't be discouraged when things don't work out the way they want.
dear son/daughter
ReplyDeleteHey its your father. i wrote this when i was your age. and im gonna tell you what kind of gaols i hadf and the risk and dangers of being a teenager.When i was 14 or 13 i was always pressured into doing things.Not anything bad just stupid things that would get you in trouble. Like when yopur at school and you climb the gutters to get to the roof because evryone is cheering you on to get to the top.Theres also dangers of drugs at your age.im trusting you enough to not do drugs and follow your instincts and stay away from them.If you fail at somthing or your dissapointed in what you did dont worry about it the sun will rise every morning. the earth wont stop spinning because you didnt get and A on the scince report or becuase you cant run as fast as the other kids in your grade.My goals at your age were to just be the best i can in everything i do no matter what. Whether it was snowboarding, or BMXing or even school.Lets just say im not a scholar but i can get B's if i try. Never ever ever give up if you camt do somthing just keep on trying until you get it right.These goals set my starndards pretty high and i always tried to achive them.Your Grandparents ,My parents, alwasy tried to help me out in evrerything i did they were alwasy by my side.Just remeber i will always be by yours
THAT ONE WAS BY ^^^^
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Dear son
ReplyDeleteHello its your father and i will tell you what goals you have to do when i was 13. When i was that age i was so nervous to speak in front of the classroom and you will not be like that because you will present your proyect like if there was nobody in the classroom. you always write alot of notes especially in science so you can study them so when it comes to a quiz you will have something to study. if you fail a test dont worry that you didnt study or you forgot something because i have fail quizes too. you always have to dot your homework so the teacher doesn't put an incoplete in your report.
Alejandro F.
good job alejandro ! :D
ReplyDelete-hollyyy.
Alejandro that is incredible and if your kid follows that advice he will be a better person than most people today. you've come a long way since 6th grade. Goob job
ReplyDelete-Alex A
Dear son/daughter
ReplyDeleteWhen I was your age it was not easy. Makeing friends is hard and school is rough but don't worry. My goals in life were simple such as don't fail. Also I had experience with a bully and it was a pain. I would like you to succed and if you ever have a problem just come talk to me
Alex A
daughter,
ReplyDeleteI know once you reach 8th grade it may be hard. Some people can be jerks and say a bunch of things about you, but that's okay. Some people will do that. As long as you know its not right. If something bad happens though i want you to know i will always be here for you. You can talk to me about anything anytime. If im at work and you have a bad day ill come and pick you up from school, if its late at night and somethings bothering you and you just want to talk all you have to do is knock on my door. Im your number one fan and ill help you as best as i can. I may not be able to get you everything you want but i will try to be the best mom ever. In school if you ever have mr g and ms carr you are truly going to have one of the best classes ever. In school if you ever need help ill be right by your side. Things in life aren't always easy, but that's the best thing in life. When you have that hard problem in life but you find away through it you feel accomplished and that's good. Some goals i have at the age of 14 was doing the best i can. i wanted to be a nurse when i grow up and i was learning everything possible about what they do. I thought a nurse would be the perfect thing because it ties in three things that i wanted. They help people, have fun, and get paid a decent amount of money :) . hahah. Advice i want to give you is to never, ever give up on what you want. You may not succeed the first time around but you shouldn't stop there. If you want something bad enough you can get it. If you want to go to college when your older you can. Im sure you are smart enough. I have also taken a lot of risks in my life. That's one thing i like to do, but i mean good, fun risks. You can tell the difference. You don't want to take bad risks like doing drugs. Always be optimistic too. That has helped me out a lot in life. I'm sure your going to have an adventurous, open hearted, and awesome 8th grade year.
xoxo,
hollyyy.
These are amazing so far!
ReplyDeleteTo my unborn child, (hypothetically speaking)
ReplyDeleteI've raised you well enough to trust you at this point in your life. You know right from wrong and I have faith that you'll make the right decisions. If you mess up, hey, I'll still love you. I will never be ashamed of you and I will never make you feel unimportant or insignificant in any way, intentionally. My goals at that age were simple- to be successful and happy. Risks are very controversial. I'll support you in what you chose to do... for the most part. Please don't not risk your life by putting yourself in a harmful situation involving drugs, sex or alcohol. I can handle anything you throw at me and I'll always be here for you no matter what happens. "They're only mistakes if you don't learn from them."
I love you with all I've got kid.
-Linton.
Dear Kiddo,
ReplyDeleteBack when I was your age, I had two amazing teachers that showed me the way, the light side of force if you will. I'm going to tell you what they said to me and throw in a flavor of my own.
1) Please, don't give a woot about what people think, I did and it almost drove me off the cliff of insanity and eternal unhappiness. Do what you wanna do, when I was your age I still occasionally played with my Thomas The Tank Engine, sleep with a night light, and had my teddy bear with me at night.
2)People make mistakes, it happens. I did a whole lot of stuff I regret to this day. If you do, please come and tell me, I won't be mad and I want to know so I can fill with my knowledge.
3)Don't be afraid to ask for help, I thought I was wimp if I did. If it's me, or a favorite teacher or whoever, always ask for help if you need, I'll always be here for you.
4)Don't be afraid to cry. Its great that you have feeling so feel free to let it out, it just make you stronger.
5)Disappointments happen, it stinks and you'll be sad. Trust me, I've been there and it will seem like the end of the world, Trust me, it's not. It seems like the end but there's always light at the end of the tunnel.
And always remember I love you no matter what. The force with be with you always.
---Your old man, Trent
So much awesome-ness in these blogs!
ReplyDeleteYour kids are going to be very lucky; these blogs are wonderful!I hope I can meet them and tell them how you all inspired us to be better teachers. Ms. Carr
ReplyDeleteDear Son/ Daughter,
ReplyDeleteI want you to know that I am and always will be there for you. I hope you know you can come to me for anything and I will do the best I can to help you. Just because I nag you and you always think that I was never your age, but amazingly, I was. At your age I had so many goals. I wanted to be an amazing singer and I wanted to play soccer in high school. I wanted to so much more. I wanted to go to Penn State. Because of these goals I work harder to achive these goals. Always take risks. But if you know the risk is not right than don't take it. You know whats best for yourself. Do what you want. Always remember that wahtever you do I will always love you no matter what. Dissapontment happens. Everybody has it and most people pick up and move on.
I love you and never forget that!
Love,
Your mother
~alex chekouras~
<3 checkers <3
Dear Child,
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 14 I was just trying to live life to the fullest and make the most out of life, I wanted to do everything and be everything I could be. I made mistakes and looking back on it I don't regret what I did because it only made me who I am today. I wish I could be there with you when you are making the same mistakes I made, but I can't you have to make your own mistakes because I want you to learn from them and be who you are, NOT WHO I AM! Just remember I will always love you and nothing will change that! Take chances and maybe they will lead you to a wonderful place!!!!
Love always,
Caroline aka-> Mom (wow that is weird to say!!)
Dear son/daughter,
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 13 I had many goals I always wanted to be the best I could be. I would always want to play the best defense or get the best grade. And all I can ask is for the best.I would always live my life and try to live it by my own rules. I will always be by your side.
Love you forever,
sarah
son
ReplyDeleteyou life will have hardships and joyful memorys the advice i can give you to make your life happy and at times sad all the advice i have is to not go through the roof with high expactions and set low ones and go from there maby i will be proud to have a boy like you
pa/aka jimmy
to my dearest child/children,
ReplyDeletelife will always be the hardest osticle you will ever have to over come. it gives you sooooo many different options, with an option after that option after that option, it becomes overwelming. you will never know what all the options that are in sotre for you because its not like after you pick one you can rewind and try a different one or see the future and know what each option will bring.but yet the furture is always changing, not just by you decsions, but everyone elses as well (but by that time who knows what we have)you just have to stick true to yourself and go what you think is right even though you might not thaink it through, because you have to remember every action has a reacion. the challenges as a kid now are preettyyyy hard. you have pressure from everyone it makes it hard to be yourself, to think for your self. all the pressures have different weight of importance to you. good grades, fit in, look nice, doing drugs or drinking (by the way you will do none of those)they all weight you down. just make the right choice, and if you dont know what the right choice is, i will always be here to talk to you, to not judge you, and more importantly give you love. the goals i set at this age were pretty basic, not to complex. i didnt want to let me self or family or friends down. i aim to please, and always will try. yeahh life sucks and you will make stupid mistakes, we all do, but more important is learning from your mistake. if you dont learn anything from what you did, then we will have to talk. it takes time to learn about this world, and it will not all come at once. you might think that i dont even know what you are talking about, and you might be true some of the time, but most of the time i will know some thing or have first hand knowledge about it. i dont just want to be a mother, i want to be your guide, helper, teacher, and also your best friend. someone who you can talk to, who you can always trust, who loves you and will do anything for you. just remember no matter what you do i will always love you and you can never ever let me down.
your mommy-dearest
~danielle hubbs~
good stuff dani
ReplyDeleteDear child,
ReplyDeleteI want you to be the best like every other parent. But IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT I THINK!!!!!!!!!!!! it is what you think. you will make mistakes and do what I don't want you to. But I WILL NEVER BE DISAPOINTED IN YOU. you go and be lost in the world and then find yourselve. I an awsom speler by dah wah. remeber i'm always there. i'm never to far for advice and more... but by the time you read this i'll be old. and know wants to listen to an old person... espesilly for advice. so go to Vegas and bet it all. and if you lose it all, i'll be a safety net. i hope i tought you values though- and how to be open minded. Enjoy every last second of your life.
-your by now senile mother, marci jean