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Dedicated to Orlando kids

"Parenting shouldn’t mean imposing rules or impressing others with your supposed intelligence and superiority. Refuse to convey superiority.Show them that you’re not “in charge,” either of them or of what happens to you. Allow them to see a man or woman who’s humble, lives peacefully in the cycles of life, and stays simple-hearted.Keep in mind that nature never forces anything to grow, but is silently and invisibly ever present. Do the same to the best of your ability by not forcing yourself and your ideas on anyone (with sensible precautions for those too young or too immature to take on adult responsibilities). Spend a day without the label of “parent” or “boss” and put yourself on an equal footing with those who usually look to you for direction.... "
~Wayne Dyer~

On Children
 
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts, 
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, 
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, 
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, 
and He bends you with His might 
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so
 He loves also the bow that is stable.
~Kahlil Gibran~


Do not be afraid to be a parent, but make sure you know exactly what that means! We are responsible for the human beings we bring into this world.Do not strictly follow the parental behavioral stereotypes of your culture, race, ethnic group, family, or other defining factor. Respect your children's nature whatever it is. Stand by them. Love them unconditionally so as they wouldn't have anger but love in their hearts :-)

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Taken on: May 21, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/7.1, 1/400 sec, 300mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

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Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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