Some children grow up in less fortunate homes than others do. Be thankful for what you have.

Don't be disappointed when you don't have what others do that are the latest trends. Be thankful for what you have. When your parents sacrifice everything they can just so you can have & do nice things, be thankful for what you have.

There are single parents out there struggling to make ends meet. I know this because I watched my beautiful mother do this. When I was nine years old my father passed away and ever since then I only had her to rely on. We did have some benefits from my fathers social security but that alone didn't always seem to make ends meet. She was a single mother of two children. She gave us anything and everything we wanted. I wouldn't call us poor or rich. We were average. But she always came through and gave us the things we asked for. I can remember for a whole year I begged for braces because my teeth were so crooked and I always got made fun of. Then around that same time my vision started to weaken. She got me glasses. I never wore them because I didn't want to be a nerd with braces and glasses. I let two pair of glasses that cost I don't know how much money go to waste. Be thankful for what you have.

When I was old enough to get my drivers license I would need a car. I asked for a specific car but I got something else. I didn't pitch a fit because I knew how hard my mother worked just so I could get a car. I still have it also. I take care of it because she gave it to me for working hard in school.

Every Wednesday my mom would take my brother and I shopping. We would always get something. Most of the time more than one thing. I look back at that now thinking, "She really loved us & tried to give us everything we wanted. And she did."

I also remember when my dad passed my mother told us that if we wanted something all we had to do was tell her and she would try her best to get it for us. She told us never to steal because there were people who had nothing when we had a lot more to be thankful for.

Be thankful for what you have.