There are no guarantees, but appreciation and gratitude are better than any of their opposites.
photo by Karen James
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You can't be everything.
Limitations are real, and some limitations are time, patience, focus, knowledge, weather, health...
Knowing you can't be perfect, be better than you would have been if you were not aiming to be a better parent, better partner, and better person.
You can't see everything, but you can slow down and try to see more.
Some people, such as those who are naturally drawn to rules, who live under limitations accept the rules and stick to them.
If you limit things, kids just want them more. If you wouldn't limit books or Lego-playing time, why would you limit the Unless they really have choices they aren't really making choices. |