25/02/2023
A prison inmate on death row was asked for his last wish before he would be electrocuted in the chair, he asked for a pen and paper, then wrote:
Dear mom, if the the law was fair today you would be here seated next to me waiting to be electrocuted in the electric chair, but since the law is blind, I have been convicted for the crimes we committed together.
Mom, remember how it started? Do you remember when I was 3 years old when I stole my brothers sweets? You didn’t correct me. Remember very well when I was five the day I stole my neighbors toys and hid it at home — you said nothing.
Mom, remember when I was 12 when I hid my cousins ball in the garage, when he had come to play with us at home, and you said you didn’t see it, yet you did.
Do you remember the day I was expelled from school at 15 years old? Dad wanted to punish me, but you refused. That very day, you had a bitter argument with dad because you were defending me. You said I was still young. You said the teachers were wrong to say that I was not attending class.
You defended me. You said I was right, yet you knew I was wrong.
Mom, remember very well, you saw me steal our neighbors bicycle when I was 17, but you didn’t report that I sold it. You were silent, right? You loved me so much, yes. You loved me, but you didn’t correct me, instead you spoiled me. That is how it started, and it graduated slowly until today when I will be executed for bank robbery and murder.
I was very young, I just needed your guidance mom. By the time you will be reading this, I will be gone.
Yours truly, your loving son.
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To all parents out there the Bible says,
Proverbs 13:24 KJV
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗, 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘, 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻.
These are stages of building the children :
• Ages 0-5 y.o. — Discipline
• Ages 6-12 y.o. — Training
• Ages 13-19 y.o. — Coaching
As children grow, Godly training helps them move from simple obedience to understanding why they should do something, and what the consequences are for obedience and disobedience.
When children become teenagers, our role as parents shifts to coaching, listening, motivating, inspiring, and challenging them. Our life and faith now serve as models for our children to follow.
PARENTS, your life is significant to how your children would live their lifetime. Partner yourself with God. Build a Godly and construct a Spiritual Foundation at home by exposing them to the Word of God. Get help from church leaders. Stay connected to your church. Keep an over the influences your children have.
Together with God, you can make your children's life a life full of joy within God's will.
