Kids need guidance: This I Believe (Kevin R)

As a kid, I hated when an adult tried to tell me what's right and what's wrong. I always thought that they should just mind their own business. I never understood that adults told me things in order to help me, not annoy me. I was a smart kid, but i was also a troublemaker. I never crossed the line and committed a major crime because i knew better.
As i grew older I would sit back and think about the quotes that certain adults would say to me, such as "dont bite the hand that feeds you", or "strive to do better today than you did yesterday". At my job i work with children, and i have come to the realization that I am one of those adults I hated as a kid. I observe how the children in my program need guidance. i also understand that i annoy them when i tell them right from wrong. nevertheless, I get paid for helping those children with their homework, playing games with them, and being a positive influence for them.
My job helped me to develop a new outlook on things. I believe that kids need a positive influence to guide them and teach them right from wrong. some kids that misbehave may not know that they are misbehaving because there's no one to tell them and show them the right way to behave.
I apreciate the adults that i listened and looked up to when i was a kid. If they never existed, i honestly think that i would be a lost soul. some of these adults were not my parents. They were my friend's mothers', my schoolteachers and basketball coaches. guidance is everywhere, we just need to apply it to the children. I am always teaching the kids in my program. It makes me feel satisfied when they listen and take my advice because they could remember my words when they grow and become adults. I cant speak for all adults, but i can speak for myself when I say that guiding kids is something i believe in.