We Are a Product of Our Environment

We are a product of our environment. The people we hang out with and interact, the schools we go to, and the jobs we have directly affect who we are and what we become. So knowing this we want our kids to grow up, make the right choices, don’t throw away their lives, don’t get pregnant, don’t do drugs, go to college, make a difference, and do great things. So why do we not give them the tools they need to do just that? We want our children to have morals, good manners, to not be push over’s, to set goals and achieve them, to be happy, to not hang out with the “wrong crowd” and be better than we were. So why do we not let them be in an environment that promotes such behavior? Did you know that there are 17 year old girls working as stripers in Rhode Island? Did you know that there are 5th and 6th graders having sex and doing drugs right here in Newport? Did you know that 50% of marriages end in divorce? Did you know that our kids are interacting with these influences on a daily basis? So why not have a positive influence in their lives? Now I ask you. If all these virtues of morality, good conduct, positive environment, and general accountability is something that comes with a church; then why not let them go? I would rather have a kid addicted to their bible instead of drugs. I would rather have a kid consumed by Jesus instead of their own children. We are a product of our environment! There is no denying this. So why not give them what they need? If you hold your children back from doing something good and positive in their lives, then you have failed your child. Unfortunately, they pay the price. Give them what they need.