Flying children
Published by Julie under on 4:07 PM
At what point do kids realize that their parents are full of crap? I think that it is different for every child. For QuynhAnh, I believe that she was born with the knowledge that I (her caring but usually inept mother) am more often than not, shooting in the dark. Sometimes I feel her flying gracefully away from me, barely out of my reach and I am chasing after her just to be close enough to her when she lands to make sure that she is safe. But it seems like if she knows that I am watching and following her, she flies farther and faster away from me. So what is the solution? Watch her fly away and hope that she will eventually fly back home safely? Or reign her in and hold her close till I am ready to accept that my little girl is growing up and has a mind of her own? I believe that it is a little bit of both, hence the chasing after the crazy child. I want her to experience for herself all the world has to offer but I also want to be there when it all happens, is that selfish?
2 comments:
Certainly this is the interesting part of parenting---letting them experience and learn but being there when needed!
I think that is part of being a parent, wanting to be there for everything, but letting them grow up! I watch that balance, too.
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