Crossroads

To the Mothers in Zion
President Ezra Taft Benson Fireside for Parents
22 February 1987
"First, take time to always be at the crossroads when your children are either coming or going--when they leave and return from school--when they leave and return from dates--when they bring friends home. Be there at the crossroads whether your children are six or sixteen. In Proverbs we read: "A child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame" (Proverbs 29:15). Among the greatest concerns in our society are the millions of latchkey children who come home daily to empty houses unsupervised by working parents."


My kids are not old enough yet to be in and out on their own, but there is the crossroad when they get home from school that we could work on. I am always here at home when Zoe, Emily, & Eleanor get home from school, but I'm not always ready to be attentive to them. My goal, starting tomorrow, is to be waiting in the kitchen for them with a snack. My hope is that we can gather around the table and talk to each other before we dive into homework and chores.

P.S. Matt and I enjoyed being at the temple yesterday, and the kids had fun, just as they planned. :-)