overcoming childhood
As moms we’re here to nurture and to help our children. My main approach to parenting is to teach them how to navigate this world. The hardest thing for me is to see my child get hurt emotionally. Now I got more skin in this game. When I was a kid, it was just me but now my kid is also an extension of me.
feelings aren’t facts
Feeling these feelings isn’t something I really don’t want to do. Somehow, I can even see interesting moments where perhaps I can see a situation more clearly. I try to point out if they know their part in things. I do this because I don’t want them to be the victim. Once acknowledged what happened, if they contributed in any way to the event. Then you can try to find an answer on how to avoid it happening again.
it sucks
It’s so hard to admit that life is horrible sometimes. Also, easy to say you just got to get over it. What’s even funnier is my children can get over these problems quicker than me. So often I do wonder what’s wrong with me.
my team
I have a great group of mom friends. One time I spoke to them about making a list of snappy comebacks. My 8 year old self was at a loss for words way back when I was told something horribly mean. I wanted to put a list together for my child so that they could have like a protective armour against people always you know trying to basically make them feel bad.
be strong
My greatest wish for my kids is to be resilient. However, they can only get that quality if they indeed have some difficulty. I also need my children to put themselves in their antagonist’s shoes. Learning to empathize plays a crucial part in being humble. I hope the combination of these things will get them to be believe in their own best qualities.
Moms’ you have the most important job in the world… to raise the future