It’s not really my fault, it just happens! I was surfing the “net” and stumbled (can you stumble while surfing?) onto a “gun-toter’s” site. I’ll confess that it was actually interesting and entertaining. The discussion or debate was over carrying concealed weapons and the need for or not, or something like that. Well a large number of the responders have little “tag lines” or quotes at the end of their response. But one of the best came inside the response. Wish I had clipped the name of the person, as he deserves credit for what has grown on me to be a timeless structure for rearing kids. So whoever you are, the credit is yours.
In essence his advice to your life’s safety was simple and right on target.
“Largely if you avoid the "3 stupids" (hanging with stupid people, going stupid places and doing stupid things) then none of this is ever even an issue.”
What a timeless and effective “three rules of life” by which to rear your kids as well as run your own life.
The 3 STUPIDS to avoid:
1. Don’t hang out, go out, or be with stupid people;
2. Don’t go to stupid places;
3. Don’t do stupid things!
“My son, don’t go with stupid people. Bad things happen around/to them. Be discerning about your friends, do they espouse or perform stupid things? If so, find other friends.”
“My darling daughter, don’t let someone convince you to go to a stupid place. Bad things happen to those who are in stupid places. Chances are the person advocating your going there also qualifies as a stupid person. Explain to them that your second law of survival is to avoid stupid places.”
“My children, don’t do stupid things! Nothing good will come from them and a great deal of hurt, regret and misery just might result. Before you do anything, ask yourself, “Is this something that my Father would call stupid? If so, then don’t do it.”
After drilling these three simple “S” rules into their brain from age 6 months, all you need to do is constantly and continually point out “stupids” to them. Such as going to a bar at 2am might sound like fun, but it is a stupid thing to do and a stupid place to be at that time of nite. I have yet to read of some grand and glorious event that transpired at a bar at 2am, yet I’ve read hundreds (?) of newspaper article about bad things occurring there at late hours.
So gain the agreement on the Rule of Three “S’s” and then all discussions center of the specifics of an item. Can they honestly say that what they did, or want to, do does not violate at least one of the three S’s? And if you have done your work well over the years, you have already educated them on what many stupid actions and places are. It just might make a difference in their life.
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