Each time the president does or says something reprehensible….and that is on a regular basis…The “momma” in me along with all of those finger-wagging platitudes I preached rise to the surface….
“Tell the truth”
“When you are wrong….say so, apologize"
"Accept the consequences of your actions with dignity”
"Accept the consequences of your actions with dignity”
“Respect girls”
“Do not make fun of or bully people that are different from you”
“Do not call people names”
It all boils down to you cannot make yourself bigger, better or more important than someone else by tearing another person down.
My heart breaks and I am truly frightened every time I realize that the president of this country has the mental capacity of a spoiled pre-pubescent boy that I would have sent to his room and made him write a paper on why what he has said or done was wrong and why it hurt people. This, by the way, was one of my favorite punishments for the boys, and the length of the paper depended on how egregious the offense was. A flagrant offense would get 5 or more pages! I was often surprised and pleased when in their reflection and writing they would realize that the ones they hurt were themselves and/or ones they loved the most. Will this grown man ever learn this lesson?
"Mama Told me Not to Come" Three Dog Night
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