I am raising my kids with the knowledge of many religions and the inclusion of none. Should they wish to choose one path when the time comes, I Hope to have given them access to unbiased information and I hope they follow their heart a little. Thats not to say I wish for my Children to follow any religion at all. I hope to raise well rounded, solid individuals with the confidence and passion to make decisions based on facts and their own stand points and not mass, media pushed agendas… I want my children to strive for a life rich in all that they find personally glorious.

I will raise my children with good manners and respect for those deserving of it. I will not urge my children to worship anything. I will teach them to be active and good to their bodies in order preserve their health and not for peer approval or superficial goals. I will also let them eat cake.

My children can choose to have long hair, short hair, dreadlocked or pink hair. My children can wear whatever they feel most comfortable in. I hope my kids will have oppurtunitues to build their imaginations, to be on beaches and in forests and open spaces so they spend their childhood amongst all the goodness the outdoors can offer them. places to reflect from. Places to learn from..

I will try to not push my ideas on to my children. I wil continue give them the magic of believing in all the speicial made up fun of fantasy, but when they question easter bunny’s or tooth fairies, I will give them the truth.

When the time comes, I will equally encourage my children of both genders not to fear sexual encounters, I will raise them with the knowledge of consequences to their actions. I will raise them not to idolise influential people or institutions because others do. I will raise my children to experiment within their moral boundaries, have good fun and explore different avenues in order to find their path in life.

I hope to have no preconceived ideas on my childrens education, besides a hope that they enjoy taking in knowledge. I will school them, but if that takes away their spark, I will offer trade school or home school or drama school or un school. Education extends further than four walls. I am grateful for wonderful teachers but also aware of not so wonderful individuals that have access to children.

I will love my children and support their choice to love whomever they wish, to be married to whoever they wish. To divorce, to never marry to be hurt, to make mistakes, to live through pain and to heal. My children may one day choose to have many children of their own, they may adopt or they may choose to remain childless. I will give guidance when requested, I will be there wheen needed and I will respect their space.

I will raise my children to know that the world is not fair. that there is inequality and suffering and pain but there is goodness all around and in between the cracks. I hope my children give to others not for retribution here or in another life, but for the bennefit of those in need. I will teach my children to put themselves first when needed, and to respect when peers do the same. I will teach my children about the poverty and pain and monetary gains of society. I hope my children continue to be filled with compassion and never indifference. A child taught to respect our world and all its inhabitants is a child filled with future…