On Choosing Friends fm Building Up Moms

From: http://buildingupmoms.com/2008/02/15/choosing-friends/

"Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Cor 15:33

"Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; " Psalm 1

I have been thinking about this for a while. These verses remind us that who we mix with has an effect on us - good or bad. We need to be mindful who we choose as friends. " [content continues on site]

Mummy Eliz is a fan of Building Up Moms, a site maintained by a mother to 7, without a maid, and home-schooling all her kids. She chanced upon the above url one day, and it certainly triggered a lot of thoughts.

What if friends of our kids displayed hurtful behavior or uses hurtful words? How should we then react?

Well, a saying that Auntie El learned and practiced that has helped her get through difficult situations and reach out to many kids over the years, which she kindly shared online helped to shed some light.

And this is how it goes:

"Treat *your* kids as if they are somebody else's,
and treat *somebody else's* kids as if they're your own."