Thinking love, not feeling it

[ttwagneriii]

Yes. I let my kids and dogs play in traffic and I just bought my 12 years old a Jule until he is old enough to build his own meth lab.

Or not.

Currently, as a parent, I see my self as sort of a steward. My kids, being entities in their own right, deserve their own walk, but the Logos designed parent/dependent child construct here on Earth has temporarily put me in a position of responsibility in relation to them. Until they can understand and deal with the potential harm that can come as a consequence of their choices, I believe it is part of my own development to care for and protect them from dangerous outcomes. If this means correcting bad behavior, then that is what I will do, acknowledging my own imperfection in the delivery. I think that is why we have parents. So that when we are young, we can experiment with choices and get lovingly corrected with out major fallout.

Also, I do let them screw up when I think they are capable of handling the results. As my kids have gotten older, my degree of oversight has lessened and lessened, but I'm always here to help if they ask.