Hey kids,
Sometimes we adults have to make hard decisions because we know that is what is best for you. That does not mean we like the decision. In fact, it usually breaks our hearts. But if we did not make those hard decisions we would not be showing you how much we love you. We love you so much we are willing to be the bad guys. We love you so much there are some things that we just cannot let slide. We love you so much we have to let you experience the consequences of your actions.
If we didn’t let you experience consequences we would cripple you and doom you to a life that would be a lot harder than it should be… because a lot of times when you are an adult there are no do overs.
When you think of today I want you to remember that a night of pleasure is not worth the long term consequences. As you progress through your teen years you will have many opportunities for nights of pleasure. Many of those nights will promise the greatest pleasures you can imagine and fulfill exactly what you think you want at the moment. Those nights can bring you babies or drunk driving charges or even death. There are no do overs from those.
Today is a hard day. But learn from it. Resolve to be the kids I know you are. Believe in yourself again. And learn to discipline yourself so we don’t have to do it for you.
I love you very much.
