Kammys Musing

• I have a friend who speaks to his kids in a gentle manner. Never once have I seen him raised his voice when he’s around us.
• When asked, he said that was how his father spoke to him.I guess it’s true that kids would pickup what the parents does, not what they are instructed to do.
• I guess it’s true that kids would pickup what the parents/adults does, not what they are instructed to do.
• Ramit Sethi said that in terms of financial thinking, we are heavily influenced by our parents.
• The way they handle their finances, either being too cautious (we can’t afford this) or overspending (spending more than their means).
• Personally, I think it’s ideal that you pickup something from your parent, make improvements and pass them on to your kids. Be it as an advice or stopping a negative attitude.
• For example, I have seen someone who had hot-headed parents while growing up. But when they had their own kids, they were the gentlest, nicest person to the kids and their wife.
• I have seen people growing up dirt poor, who struggled to make the best for their kids. Eventually the kids grew up doing better, providing more to the next generation.
• There’s always a positive side we could search for in our life, in our darkest hour. We just keep striving and never give up.
• …“Who would despair of the mercy of their Lord except the misguided?”

Until then, stay hungry, stay sane.