Returning To School for My Children

‘Do as I say, not as I do!
‘Do not smoke’,
‘Do not drink’,
‘Do not swear’,
‘Look both ways before crossing the street’…
and a plethora of other ideas are essential for our children to learn. But how many of us are doing the opposite of what we are telling the new generation? Exactly. That is why I feel that it is time to teach by example and not just words. Hence, I have returned to school. There are always the reasons of more money, advancement, career change, job requirements, etc… These are definite bonuses, but not my main reason, for returning to school. My children are my reason and not just to be able to provide a better life for them. Let me explain…
Of all the contradictory things that I have taught and not shown, I am not willing to take a chance my children will get the most important one wrong. That is ‘Go to school and get good grades. That will allow you to go to college and eventually get a good job’. I feel that co...