I think a good example of detachment would be what should naturally happen at some point or at various points in parent/child relationships. For instance, my S18 came by recently and wanted me to bail him out of a difficulty. I thought about it for a bit and decided that he would have to take on the responsibility for himself although I did present him with a few options he might not have considered for solving the problem. Then I cooked him a meal and gave him a haircut and he cut the lawn for me and we hugged when he left. Probably I should have let him cry in the crib a bit longer when he was a baby too. Oh well, live and learn.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
