http://www.keenerliving.com/appreciating-your-parents A retired professional talks about life, technology, learning Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.keenerliving.com/appreciating-your-parents#comment-26971 Bruce Mon, 05 May 2008 16:53:29 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/?p=911#comment-26971 Excellent point Bill. So many of us who are fortunate to have been blessed with wonderful parents forget that there are abusive parents. Such a tragedy. Almost incomprehensible. Excellent point Bill. So many of us who are fortunate to have been blessed with wonderful parents forget that there are abusive parents. Such a tragedy. Almost incomprehensible.

]]> http://www.keenerliving.com/appreciating-your-parents#comment-26970 Bill Myers Mon, 05 May 2008 16:44:38 +0000 http://www.keenerliving.com/?p=911#comment-26970 If you grew up with loving and responsible parents as I did, it's all too easy to take them for granted. My girlfriend, however, works for Child Protective Services and has told me stories about children who suffer at the hands of neglectful and/or abusive parents. Whenever I'm tempted to gripe about the little things my parents did wrong, I think about the fact that I had a safe, stable, and loving environment in which to grow up. It is impossible to overstate the value of what my parents provided me. If you grew up with loving and responsible parents as I did, it’s all too easy to take them for granted. My girlfriend, however, works for Child Protective Services and has told me stories about children who suffer at the hands of neglectful and/or abusive parents. Whenever I’m tempted to gripe about the little things my parents did wrong, I think about the fact that I had a safe, stable, and loving environment in which to grow up. It is impossible to overstate the value of what my parents provided me.

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