4 • June 3-4, 2020 OPINION bransonglobe.com Train Up a Child: Dad’s ‘got no respect’ By Pat Lamb It is too bad that sometimes dad does not have the respect he should have in his family. I’m sure he feels like Rodney Dangerfield at times when he would say, “I got no respect!” No matter what kind of dad he is, dad deserves a certain amount of respect simply because he is dad. However, there are many things he can do to make respecting him easier for all with whom he comes in contact. Following is a list of suggestions: • Dad, say what you mean and mean what you say. When Kim Rohde Publisher (417) 872-2951 lkimrohde@yahoo.com Brenda Meadows Editor & Staff Writer (417) 231-7601 info@BransonGlobe.com David Stoltz News Correspondent (228) 355-2900 itcdls@gmail.com Gary Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull Opinion Writer Rob Doherty Account Representative & Distribution Manager (504) 583-8907 robd@bransonglobe.com Karen Halfpop Digital/Production Director production@ BransonGlobe.com Submit a letter to the editor: Letters to the editor that are sent via e-mail and are fewer than 400 words are given preference. Published or unpublished letters become the property of the newspaper and will not be returned. All letters must include name, address, and verifiable phone number. you tell a child to do something and then don’t follow through to see that it is done, the child thinks you will forget it the next time and he/she can get by without obeying. • Don’t make promises you may not be able to keep. Author Pat Lamb (FILE) Learn to say, “I will try to do ______” instead of “I will do ______”. • Show respect to the children and their mom. You will get respect in return. • Be kind and gentle to mom. The kids are watching how you treat her. If you mistreat her, they think they can misSubmitted to Branson Globe “Rattlesnake” Eddie Wood, 68, of Branson, Missouri passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Interment will follow in Freeman Cemetery in Freeman, Missouri. Memorial contributions are suggested to Freeman Cemetery. Eddie was born on January 30, 1952 in Harrisonville, Mistreat her also. They love their mom and will resent anyone hurting her. They will respect you for being patient with her and treating her nicely. • Speak kindly of neighbors and acquaintances. • Honor your debts. Pay bills quickly and try not to be indebted to others. • Discipline the children out of love and concern, not anger. ence. They know the differWhen you discipline with anger, it is because you are thinking of how you have been inconvenienced, not what is best for the child. • Spend time with the children and take interest in their activities at school and church. • Be quick to say “I’m sorry” when you have done wrong. False pride causes us to think souri, the son of Elmer Eugene Wood and Edith Mae (Cathcart) Wood. Eddie graduated from Harrisonville High School in 1971. He met the love of his life, Deborah Lynne Herring and united in marriage on December 7, 1974. Unto this marriage they had one daughter, Ashkea Lynne Wood, who tragically passed away in 1998 at the age of 19 due to a car accident. Eddie was the “Real Deal”, a true cowboy from an early age. At 8 years old, he joined Little Britches Rodeo and in BransonGlobe Your source for local news and entertainment info@BransonGlobe.com • Phone: (417) 334-9100 • Fax: (417) 334-3767 • 1447 US Hwy. 248, Suite EE, Branson, MO 65616 BransonGlobe.com we will be disrespected if we admit weakness, but actually the opposite is true. • Be honest in all business dealings. The kids are watching. • “Take the bull by the horns” and be the spiritual head of your household. Make sure the family goes to church. • Remember birthdays. Do whatever it takes to help you remember even if it means putting notes on the bathroom mirror. • Practice what you preach. “Do as I say and not as I do” doesn’t work. How often do we hear, “Kids show no respect anymore”? One of the reasons some children do not respect parents and other adults is that we do not do the things necessary to earn that respect. We can each improve in this area. In memorium: ‘RATTLESNAKE’ EDDIE WOOD later years participated in the National High School Rodeo finals. For 17 years, he rode in the Professional Rodeo Circuit, riding bulls, fighting bulls, and was a rodeo clown. Rattlesnake Eddie got his name one year by participating in a Rattlesnake Roundup in Wynoka, Oklahoma. Out of all the cowboys who went on the hunt, he is the only one who brought back rattlesnakes. Eddie & Debbie opened their SEE WOOD, PAGE 5 @BransonGlobe BransonGlobe @BransonGlobe #Branson Globe
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