By the time I gained the experience and understanding to be an adequate parent I grew too old to muster the energy to do it well. Thankfully, my children no longer need me to parent them the way I needed to when they were children, but perhaps I will find the skills, and muster the energy to parent them in a new way. I think I will need their help to teach me those skills.
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Posted by Miriam on March 14, 2011 at 7:25 am
Life seems to be a constant school of learning, as long as we are open to that learning. It sounds like you are honoring your personal life’s school of learning. Your heartfelt desires to be there for your children, and your honesty with your feelings, will get you through this new phase. As you often say, “hang in there.”