bbqguys on Even skimming this post once will blow your mind, most probably think thats its made up but you would be dead wrong
as a parent there are many times through the day where i look in the mirror and wonder if i am doing the right thing. am i disciplining my kids effectively and instilling a sense of strength, compassion and independence. i am certain my wife also wonders about our abilities and like many parents this is much more important than money or work or sex or anything else in our lives. our entire reason for living is to properly send our kids into the world with useful tools and the confidence to live right. i am sure it is tempting to get into a few problems and want to believe kids are in the hands of properly educated instructors who know all the answers and care about their physical and mental health. what they do not realize and what i have recognized as my strength is that this insecurity and this goal of constantly learning more and more about my children, of never reaching "the end" where i know it all and reassessing my actions based on my love and hope for their health and happiness is the strength that allows me to be a parent and help them grow as people. they recognize us as people also; fallible, loving, caring and wiser then they are so we able to help but only to help them find the answers themselves even as we seek the answers ourselves. unfortunately it takes a lifetime to find out if i am right but i thank god i am not so insecure that i would send my children to some other "professionals" to deal with my life, my troubles, my insecurities.