Obeing your parents

Dear Mom, I proud of you because you helped me open my eyes and saw my true
potential, in spite of things I have done. I have lied to you, lost your trust, and betrayed you.
I am sorry. I did things that I was not supposed to do on myspace. I knew my limits. I did not
think that myspace was a big deal. I was hanging around the wrong crowd. I was not being a
leader. I was also making bad choices.

It does not feel good to know that you have disobeyed your parents especially when they
gave you a chance to tell the truth and you lied. It does not feel good when you know that
you have manipulated your friends into doing something you know is wrong. But mostly it
does not feel good to have listened to someone you knew was wrong. It does not feel good
at all.

Mom, I not only hurt you, but I hurt a lot of other people as well. I thought that by going
along to get long was the right thing. I wanted to be grown. I do not want to be that person
anymore. There were times that I knew I was doing something wrong and I would talk to my
friends, but they would talk me out of it. I realize now that some of those people are not my
friends. The person I was hanging around was not what you would call a friend. I think
friends are people that try to help and maybe even snitch if they have to.

I want to be someone you can be proud of. Mom you have helped me so much and I am
extremely grateful. I hope that these past 2 months are buried and never to be dug up
again. I am starting to make wise choices. Written By: Breana Marshall

Obeying your Parent/s
Mother & Daughter

By: Schwanna & Breana

One of the things I have never forgotten is how it feels to be a teenager. I truly
believe in my heart believe most kids want to do the right thing, but pressure
does sometimes become too much to bear and therefore they give into it. We
are all influenced by something, whether it is good or bad. One thing I always
express to Breana is that you have to be a thinker. When you give yourself
time to think about something, there is an opportunity to change that bad
thought or decision. One thing I also express is that you WILL have your share
of mess ups and it is our job as parents to guide you into correction and what
is right.

Sometimes we can not pick and choose our troubles, but we sure can choose
how we handle them. As a parent one of the biggest examples is to live right
before our children. Our children will make mistakes and mess up, but we still
have to be an example. Our positives can surely out weight our mess ups. I
share some of my mess ups and mistakes because my children need to know
that I too have made mistakes, but we can overcame our mistakes and learn
valuable lessons along the way. I truly believe that when you deposit the right
and positive things in them, those right positive things will eventually show for
itself. Focus on the good qualities of children. Encourage and build on the
positives. I think sometimes we get so caught up on the negatives more than
the positives; not to say that the negatives do not need more attention at times
than other times, but allow the positives to outshine the negatives.

Breana I love you soooo much. You are such a joy. You love to laugh and
you enjoy life. You are different in a lot of ways and I have always told you that
it is OK to be different. That is what makes you Breana.
You have always been yourself, but I do think there are times when we are
challenged to step outside of that. I have always told you to leave each
experience with a lesson; a lesson on how to do things differently or not to do
some things at all. Continue to be Breana no matter what.
Allow Breana to shine so that others may see the goodness that dwells within
you. Written by a loving parent, Mrs. Schwanna Marshall

If you have comments, questions,
or encouraging thoughts for
Schwanna and Breana, click the
icon below