That is what I am trying to teach my children.

That is what I am trying to teach my children. Teach them you should respect others as you want them to respect you. To get along with one another including your family and extended family. To love one another even when they have broken your heart. Now that is very hard when your own heart was broken by your own husband. They now realize that love is not forever. I try to tell them that they are right, that maybe it's one step closer to your true Soul Mate, your true love. That it's a step towards happiness.  I know it sounds like a fairy tale however if you don't believe in dreams then what is left to trust. 
I still believe that a man should open the doors, come and meet your parents, ask permission to take you out on a date and be respectful to wait until that special moment in time. My kids tell me that I am old fashion and have old views. But those views have helped me and molded me, who I am now. I am not perfect and I do have some things that I am not proud of but with the help of our Lord I have been able to forgive myself and others. Forgiveness, that is very hard to accomplish but possible. That's what I'm trying to teach my children that forgiveness is good for the soul.