'I’m acknowledging that I’m an OK parent, and that it’s 100 percent acceptable. I actually find it even better than acceptable — genuinely accepting who you are (and who your kids really are) is wildly liberating.'
We live in a time whereand “keeping up with the Joneses” is pervasive and entrenched in our culture. We see how high the bar is set in advertising and on social media. We see nothing but happy family photos in our friends’ highlight reels, aka their Facebook feeds. We see the picture-perfect theme birthday parties onAll of us want to be our best selves.
I don’t know about you, but I want my kids to know and accept that perfection isn’t a real thing. I don’t want them to live a life of misery and self-loathing because they’re always striving for that unattainable goal. Instead, I want them to have a joyful life brimming with “my best is good enough — great, even.” I want them to lead authentic and fulfilling lives.
So, I’m acknowledging that I’m an OK parent, and that it’s 100 percent acceptable. I actually find it even better than acceptable — genuinely accepting who you are is wildly liberating.My family’s birthday party pictures would not grace the pages of parenting magazines. My home isn’t picture-perfect either. In fact, nothing in my life is picture-perfect, because that isn’t reality.
My son is wicked smart, but doesn’t make the honor roll. He is friendly and kind-hearted, but doesn’t have many friends. I could be sad about that, and wallow in self-created misery, or I can accept that this is who he is, and that’s OK, because
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