Parents are just older, grumpier, drugged up children.
Just because we have children, doesn’t mean we are ” A Person who is fully developed” aka Adult.
In reality we are just older, wrinklier, grumpier children who can take all sorts of wonderful drugs that make our problems more “livable”. But at our core, we are still the same confused kids. The same children that had more questions than answers.
Honestly, what adult would rather Work for a living, instead of LIVE for a living? What adult doesn’t want to be free of these repressive burdens the we are forced to carry? We are all children inside.
So why do we put on this act of being “fully developed” in front of our own children? How can we not see that pretending that we are perfect, will only make them feel inadequate and unable to live up to this false persona of perfection.
We need to stop pretending to our children, and admit that while we are their parents, we too are trying to figure it all out?
I truly believe that a parents main gig is to teach your children everything you know – and their job is to teach you when you were wrong. And just maybe you could use this honest loving feedback to become “fully developed”.
Temper Tantrum
Just like my old Big Wheel
We still like blowing things up
One young child, one (WAY TO BIG) grownup child playing with a water blob.
Helping your children reach their true potential is a core responsility of a parent.
I try my best to live up to this ideal every day.