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I think one of the toughest parts of being a parent is realizing that my children's lives are their own and it isn't my place to "want". I want them to have the life they are dreaming.
Good thought - lots to ponder as a parent.
Originally Posted by Mach1
She has always been in the 'kids are resilient' camp...
Originally Posted by Grace_OM
Resilience is such an interesting word. I agree we teach our kids resilience. I also think we use the word in the context of divorce and loss because WE NEED them to be resilient. We need to feel like we didn't skrew the pooch. To some extent, I think we banter the word around to make ourselves feel better and not so out of control.
Originally Posted by bttrfly
Yeah I was told the kids are resilient speech too .. what a load of crap. Sure they're resilient, but like Kipling said, "For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack."
Kids get their strength from a solid base provided by their loving parents. Cracks in that foundation directly affect their resilience.
Sorry. That's just always p!$$ed me off, this notion of oh, the kids are resilient so it's ok to blow up our lives. Oops ... another trigger ...
Originally Posted by Mach1
I think the 'kids are resilient' speech is on page 14 of the MLC manual that they all seem to read through....
I've heard the "kids are resilient" quite a bit from people too. Wouldn't it be nice if they weren't put into a position to be "resilient" for their family and parents' marriage...
