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RE: Finding an Educational Paradigm that Works for your Family
Parenting is just such a continuing-never-quite-know-if-you-got-it-right kind of thing! The lack of any sort of concrete "Yep, I did that right" about drove me mad sometimes, but I'd just swallow the anxiety and keep plodding along. It always helped to hear that other people struggled (and thus the advent of the internet was in some ways a life saving thing for me!) and makes me want to write more about my own parenting decisions, processes, thoughts, etc... but I oftentimes STILL find myself doubting that I did it "right" even though my kids are grown, healthy and happy and THEY tell me I did a great job! Self doubt is something I've always struggled with...
but you are So right, we are doing world changing work!
It helps so much to have community, even online. I can't even express how grateful I am for all y'all other mamas. Self doubt plagues me too, though I also have bouts with wild ego as well. Community is helpful there too.
"Wild Ego" Yep. I still have that and seem to have passed it on to my children a little too well! :) They are all crazy confident. You are awesome. I look forward to seeing more posts.
Aww, thanks! We were just talking about the ego thing today. I was talking to my older daughter about things I am grateful for, including my amazing kids, and she said, "Yes, we are really quite awesome and humble too." The oldest seems to have lost a little since venturing out into the world - ugly breakup, existential dread, poverty, etc., but I think he'll get it back.
The best part of being a strong person with a solid foundation and support system is the ability to get back up. My son went through the first relationship breakup thing last year, but he's definitely finding himself again and I can tell in our discussions that he learned a lot about himself through the experience.
Totally true. My son also learned a lot, and he's finding his way back. It's been over a year, but they were together for maybe 2 or 3 years. I don't ever want to move back to the US, but I do wish I could be closer to him.