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That's what I always try to keep in mind. My son is now just over a year old and I have come to realize how hard it can be to let them make their own mistakes e
by fileeditview 9y ago
That's what I always try to keep in mind. My son is now just over a year old and I have come to realize how hard it can be to let them make their own mistakes etc.
You always want the best for your children and often you have to remind yourself that maybe the best is just doing less.
In hindsight I now am surprised what my parents let me do on my own at very young age. Imagining giving my son this degree of freedom is a little scary I have to admit but I will try my best.
I am also a strong believer that happiness and success are very loosely connected at best.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoIt is hard to stand by knowing they'll hurt themselves but at some level we need to physically learn for our selves -- my nearly-teen son struggles with this: "are you just going to let him [youngest son] fall over and hurt himself?". Well the alternative is to stop him running around ever, so yes. Similarly, around the camp fire, "that's hot, it'll burn you [signs for hot and sore-hand]" but he, 16mo, was determined not to keep his hand away from the fire. A minor burn hurts like billy-o, but next time I know he'll keep his hands back from the fire!