A Life Lesson to Remember

I was talking with a co-worker today and she was telling me about how she doesn't really enjoy Christmas or is "into" Christmas. But she realized that her attitude and negativety were rubbing off on her son, who is a teenager. She realized that he was adapting her personal view because that's what children do, he decided he didn't like decorating either, because he loved his mom. It was a great life lesson for me, as we are just learning this whole parenting thing, to try to always keep myself in check, especially my attitude, so that our children can decide for themselves how they feel about something, instead of mimicking or adapting my attitude or view point.