{"id":127,"date":"2011-06-09T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T19:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/dadequate\/?p=127"},"modified":"2011-06-09T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T14:43:26","slug":"how-not-to-honor-your-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dadequate\/2011\/06\/how-not-to-honor-your-children.html","title":{"rendered":"How Not to Honor Your Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There are a lot of ways<\/strong> to show gratitude and respect for your children. Very few of them involve what you inscribe on your gravestone, because, as a rule, it&#8217;s probably better to appreciate your kids while you&#8217;re alive. They&#8217;d rather you hear you say how proud you are of them than read about it on a granite marker.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, never do this. 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