What a powerful message to parents!
A leopard's jaws grab a baboon's carcass. The predator has captured its prey and is willing to take it to its cubs.. However, a small detail gets the attention. Clinging to his mother's body, a baby baboon, with fear in his eyes, resists abandoning her.
The image was taken by Basque photographer Igor Altuna.
This photo says a thousand things, but what strikes me is the fact that a child follows it’s parent. You can walk that child right into Hell and he/she will follow you without question. You can throw them on your back and walk them into a land of opportunity or you can drag them by the arm into some reckless situations. Either way, they cling to you. It begs the question…. Where are you leading your children? Are they exposed to consistent domestic violence, arguing, abuse, drug use? Do they experience abandonment, being placed in rooms behind screens to allow you to have “free time”? Or are they your priority? Do you sacrifice your plans for theirs? Do you put their needs and wants before your own? Remember, we chose to have children they didn’t choose. They deserve every opportunity to experience life. They deserve peace, happiness, joy, and fulfillment. They don’t deserve to be your door mat. Your second rank servant, or your punching bag. Make them a priority, not a chore. Set them up for success, not failure. Lead them, don’t drag them. Because like it or not, they will follow you into Hell if that’s where you take them.
A leopard's jaws grab a baboon's carcass. The predator has captured its prey and is willing to take it to its cubs.. However, a small detail gets the attention. Clinging to his mother's body, a baby baboon, with fear in his eyes, resists abandoning her.
The image was taken by Basque photographer Igor Altuna.
This photo says a thousand things, but what strikes me is the fact that a child follows it’s parent. You can walk that child right into Hell and he/she will follow you without question. You can throw them on your back and walk them into a land of opportunity or you can drag them by the arm into some reckless situations. Either way, they cling to you. It begs the question…. Where are you leading your children? Are they exposed to consistent domestic violence, arguing, abuse, drug use? Do they experience abandonment, being placed in rooms behind screens to allow you to have “free time”? Or are they your priority? Do you sacrifice your plans for theirs? Do you put their needs and wants before your own? Remember, we chose to have children they didn’t choose. They deserve every opportunity to experience life. They deserve peace, happiness, joy, and fulfillment. They don’t deserve to be your door mat. Your second rank servant, or your punching bag. Make them a priority, not a chore. Set them up for success, not failure. Lead them, don’t drag them. Because like it or not, they will follow you into Hell if that’s where you take them.
What a powerful message to parents!
A leopard's jaws grab a baboon's carcass. The predator has captured its prey and is willing to take it to its cubs.. However, a small detail gets the attention. Clinging to his mother's body, a baby baboon, with fear in his eyes, resists abandoning her.
The image was taken by Basque photographer Igor Altuna.
This photo says a thousand things, but what strikes me is the fact that a child follows it’s parent. You can walk that child right into Hell and he/she will follow you without question. You can throw them on your back and walk them into a land of opportunity or you can drag them by the arm into some reckless situations. Either way, they cling to you. It begs the question…. Where are you leading your children? Are they exposed to consistent domestic violence, arguing, abuse, drug use? Do they experience abandonment, being placed in rooms behind screens to allow you to have “free time”? Or are they your priority? Do you sacrifice your plans for theirs? Do you put their needs and wants before your own? Remember, we chose to have children they didn’t choose. They deserve every opportunity to experience life. They deserve peace, happiness, joy, and fulfillment. They don’t deserve to be your door mat. Your second rank servant, or your punching bag. Make them a priority, not a chore. Set them up for success, not failure. Lead them, don’t drag them. Because like it or not, they will follow you into Hell if that’s where you take them.
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