Being responsible TO others includes loving, caring for, and respecting them. I decide how I will treat and relate to others according to what is important to me.
Reality Tip: Careful resentment and other complex emotions can develop here. How I treat others is not dependent on their behavior. I can be kind, loving, and respectful if that is important to me AND communicate what I need to in order to prevent my own feelings of resentment.
Responsible for me. Responsible to others.
I am responsible to my family… to show them love, kindness, and respect because that is important to me and it’s what they deserve from me. I am responsible to my children (if I am a parent)… to care for, respect, and parent them well because I am committed to raising my family. Parents: There are many outcomes you cannot control with your children. Though you want to, you cannot control your kids' thoughts, feelings, or behavior. Though you want to teach, love, and protect them, there are limits to the control you have over their experiences. Because our children are separate from us and outside of what we can control, learning how we are responsible to them, not for them, helps us teach, love, and care for them best. We will discuss more about what we control in Reality #2. I am responsible to my friends… to be a good friend, deciding what that looks like for me and each of them. Relationships are determined by the people in them. You will decide what that is and be responsible FOR you and TO them. I am responsible to my neighbor… to treat them with respect and care because they deserve it as a human being and a fellow community member.
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