Self-Esteem

顺手拿起女儿的书，胡乱翻着，心里嘀咕着“还没到preteen，就已经好奇teenage的书了“，她们这个时候最好一天能长一岁，而到了我们这个年纪，却盼望着回到她们烂漫的年龄。

读到这首小诗，发起了漫无边际的感慨。

Self-Esteem
---By Jim Lauer (From Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV)

Please treat me well； I am as I'm treated

When I am loved, I can love who I am
When I am cared for, I can care for myself
When I am treated as someone, I can feel like someone

Speak to me, so I may learn to listen
Expose the world to me, so I may see its beauty
Look into my eyes, so I may feel I am seen

If  you're good to me, I must be a good person

When you smile at me, I can smile inside
When you let me make choices, I know that I can choose
When you give to me, I can give a bit back

Touch me gently, so I may touch others
Rest my unrest, so that I may learn self-control
Soothe me, so I may learn to soothe

Love me, but give me room to love others

When you treat me as successful, I can learn to succeed
When you respect my dreams, I can explore reality
When you allow my mistakes, I can accept what they teach

Teach me diversity of thoughts, so I may be open-minded
Help me help others, so I may grow to be selfless
Demonstrate your diligence, so I may earn my way in life

Show me how to laugh, so I may laugh with others
Laugh at your shortcomings, so I may accept my own

I am someone and I am loved