I feel like such a shitty parent
I’m not going to elaborate. I rarely have pity parties on here but I’m making an exception tonight. I just need to vomit this into the void.
36-40, T
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dancingtongue · 80-89, M
No grading until they are well into their adult lives. When you start getting the feedback on what they remember and you will be surprised how much of what stuck with them is stuff you barely remember, stuff you did vs. stuff you said, stuff totally unrelated to the lessons you tried to provide. It is imperfect at best, and what you agonize over today is probably already forgotten by them. Too often both parent and child equate "good parenting" in the moment to be a "good buddy". But that isn't what sticks.