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Did anyone see the Local Edition of Headline News on channel 49 today (9/17/08)?
The report said the Carteret County Commissioners finished their meeting in under an hour due to a lack of items on the agenda. This is very convenient for me. My work has been slow lately and I've been wanting to talk with the Commissioners about a few things.
Let me say congratulations to the new grandpa and family and I wish the best for the baby. It brings me to tears when I look at my children as they sleep. I get out of bed at all hours of the morning and go look at them just to make sure they are alright. No matter how hard I try there is no way I will be able to keep them totally safe. There will always be things out there to harm them. One of a parents worst fears is; when I can no longer take care of them will they be able to take care of themselves?
There are things you can do to prepare them for the dangers. Teach them to be aware of the world around them. Teach them to question everything. Teach them that there are no limits. Teach them to be heard. Teach them to protect and take care of what they have. Teach them to plan for when they will be the one responsible for the future of their children. Teach them to learn from everything and everyone they encounter. Teach them to reason by playing the roles of all sides of an issue. Teach them to respect others and to demand respect for themselves. Teach them to love. There are many more things they need to learn. These are just a few of the most important.
It is real easy to get distracted or lose sight of our goals when we are trying to accomplish so much. There are many choices to almost any particular problem we may face, and at times it is hard to tell which one is best. Often the choices are made more difficult because they are all lacking. Is it better to choose the best of not good enough or the lesser of two evils?
I have written these things to explain the reasons for my efforts to try to save our waters. I love my children. They are taught the way I wrote of. They demand that I teach by example. If they hear but don't see, what have I taught? One day they will teach their children, and they will teach by example for they were taught by example.
Clammerhead