I really appreciate what you've written here. Sometimes I find myself wishing that my young adult children weren't so expressive about their thoughts and feelings (mostly when they don't align with mine), but then I remember that I wanted them to grow up differently from me. I am especially grateful that my daughter has been able to express her needs and is making a life on her own terms. Your post was a great reminder for me of what I really want for and from my kids. (Glad to have found you via Sourdough Starter today.)
Thank you Rita. When our kids push back and express themselves authentically it is because, in part at least, we have created a safe enough space in which they can do so. I think your daughter’s independent thinking is a sign of success.
Not to undermine your pride in your son, but might it not be possible that his headmaster said something along the lines of: "Call me cynical, but bah humbug to Christmas!" Hence son's apparent age-inappropriate wisdom. Also, that headmaster may have been cynical, but he was also hugely irresponsible. Unleashing a school's-worth of hyper-excited children into the wild is quite possibly illegal and, at the least, he deserves an ASBO.
I really appreciate what you've written here. Sometimes I find myself wishing that my young adult children weren't so expressive about their thoughts and feelings (mostly when they don't align with mine), but then I remember that I wanted them to grow up differently from me. I am especially grateful that my daughter has been able to express her needs and is making a life on her own terms. Your post was a great reminder for me of what I really want for and from my kids. (Glad to have found you via Sourdough Starter today.)
Thank you Rita. When our kids push back and express themselves authentically it is because, in part at least, we have created a safe enough space in which they can do so. I think your daughter’s independent thinking is a sign of success.
Not to undermine your pride in your son, but might it not be possible that his headmaster said something along the lines of: "Call me cynical, but bah humbug to Christmas!" Hence son's apparent age-inappropriate wisdom. Also, that headmaster may have been cynical, but he was also hugely irresponsible. Unleashing a school's-worth of hyper-excited children into the wild is quite possibly illegal and, at the least, he deserves an ASBO.