Show OUR CHILDREN by ANGELO PATRI trustworthy PARENTS III you a trustworthy parent 1 aam A am not asking if you are truthful laiful and all that I 1 take for granted that find and that you meet your obligations you are sincere in your relationships with your children as well ns as your neighbors put do the children feel that they can trust you with their whole conE confidence dence you see sometimes you are short with a child ile he cornea comes to you w when hen you are busy ile he begins to beat about the bush in the hope of netting getting on your sunny side you ton dont tool feel like that and you snap at him what Is it you want anyway nothing I 1 want anything iwas I 1 was just telling you in your irritation you miss that ojust just telling you tie ie wanted to tell you something but he quite sure of his bis reception lie ile felt you out and you snapped ile he retreated and held ili hl own counsel that time he found you untrustworthy you see of course you know that it was important rut pat he know that you really were friendly underneath away ath you see sec at another time be told you a secret it was a very tery childish secret about a little girl in his class lie rather liked her and be wanted to give her something nice for her birt birthday liday and be asked you about it and you promised to help you meant well wel about it you enjoyed this first glimmer of his bis interest in girls it was so shy and so sweet that you help biall ing about it and telling it to aunt til lie ile and he be happened along and heard you he was astounded you see he felt that you had betrayed his confidence alabe sometime one of the children got into trouble ue he flounders into it because of his ignorance end and inexperience and his uncontrolled impulse ile he was nas frightened and came to you with his difficulty you were so angry to think of all the trouble this thing was going to bring to him and to you that you lost your bead and stor stormed ined like a pirate the child decided it was no use to ok loh lo h for help from your quarter and left home making a bad matter worse the worst part being that be had decided that you were not the one to help h him im that you were not a trustworthy friend in ID time of need no ko child ever grew up without giving his people some trouble the trouble Is cleared away sooner the child redirected earlier and with greater certainty if he found an understanding 9 mind and a helping hand ready for him anger fear selfishness will drive rh children ildren away from us |