Help them to reach for the stars

So today I've been considering how I'm raising my children. I have high expectations of them. I expect them to learn to respect those older then them, to love lots, to laugh often, and to always do %110.

I remember when I was younger, and my parents always encouraged me to do my very best. So thinking about that, I think we all hope that our childre surpass us in some way or another. I hope that my children have more opportunities then I ever had. Which is part of the reason I left the reserve. I want them to understand that they can accomplish anything when they put their mind to it.

Yesterday Charlie was playing "Doctor" and I know its just his imagination, but what mothers heart doesn't swell when she thinks that maybe he will be the one to go to college, and go to med school and become a physician. I look at him, turning into a little man more and more everyday and can do nothing more then hope for what will be in the future.

I hope that I'm doing my very best for them, and that they reach for stars that were out of reach for me when I was their age.