Your child,

I know you love your child, and only wants whats best for him/her. I know you want to protect them against the evil in the world. You want them to know no evil, and all that. I can understand that, I really can.

But the sooner your child learns that the world isnt all pink clouds and fuzzy rabits, the better they will do out in the world. Can you even begin to imagine what it would do to your child if you show them that the world is all fuzzy and cuddly, what do you think will happen when they realize that the world is a bitch? If the live in a protective area until they are teens, then what? What have you accomplished by making them believe that the world is a nice place? It will come as a chock to them that the world in general is just there in order to use them, and you know its true. Why else would you feel the need to protect them?

Now I dont suggest that you show pictures of vicims of war to your child every day at breakfast. But telling them that the world is a wonderful place, and all you have to do to get treated right and well is to treat others right and well, is technically lying to your child. You don't want to lie to your child do you?

You know that in reality, its the ones that acts like jerks and are extremely selfish that gets the most out of life right? I'm not talking about morals and such now. But its from my experience the people that know to take what they believe they are worth that usually gets away with it. While someone who might be worth just as much sits in silence and wait for it to be given to him or her.

Maybe I am cynical, but that doesnt mean that I'm wrong. Way too many times have I seen "the nice guy" get run over by those that arent so nice. And more often than not they'll get away with it. Ofcourse its not a good idea to raise your child to become an ass either. But the best way to protect your child would be to prepare them for the real world, am I wrong? And the real world is pretty ugly. Honor and moral gets you nowhere. I dont mean you should not learn your child about moral and honor, just that they shouldnt rely on it. In a perfect world, treating others with honor, respect and moral would make the treat you the same way. But the world is far from perfect, people will cheat their way through life if they get the chance of doing so. They will take what dont belong to them, if they believe its easier than working for it themselves.

Just keep in mind, you dont want your child to be the one that everyone uses because he or she is too nice to people.