TRUST AND THE LASTING BLENDSHIP OF FRIENDSHIP Part 2
Rachel and Dina have shared a lasting friendship over their lifetime
At aged thirteen this what they wrote:
Dina:
Rachel is a close friend, because I can trust her. If I have a problem and I need to talk, she'll listen. I know, when I'm with Rachel, no matter what I do, she won't laugh at me.
Rachel:
I can be myself with Dina, because I trust her. We like to do a lot of the same things. We both like to go to the mall; we share clothes, and we love to talk on the phone! If Dina has a problem, I listen even if I can't solve it. I let her know I care.
Food for thought ...
Do you ever wonder how compassionately parents listen and respond to their kids concerns, rather than brushing them off or telling them to buck up?
I wonder how many parents have learned how to coach children, step by step, toward solving their own problems, rather than stepping in to solve problems for them or dismissing the problems of youth as fleeting when, truthfully, these problems tend to be more classic and lasting than awareness knows ...
Rachel and Dina have shared a lasting friendship over their lifetime
At aged thirteen this what they wrote:
Dina:
Rachel is a close friend, because I can trust her. If I have a problem and I need to talk, she'll listen. I know, when I'm with Rachel, no matter what I do, she won't laugh at me.
Rachel:
I can be myself with Dina, because I trust her. We like to do a lot of the same things. We both like to go to the mall; we share clothes, and we love to talk on the phone! If Dina has a problem, I listen even if I can't solve it. I let her know I care.
Food for thought ...
Do you ever wonder how compassionately parents listen and respond to their kids concerns, rather than brushing them off or telling them to buck up?
I wonder how many parents have learned how to coach children, step by step, toward solving their own problems, rather than stepping in to solve problems for them or dismissing the problems of youth as fleeting when, truthfully, these problems tend to be more classic and lasting than awareness knows ...
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