The future is a pain in the a**
Posted on February 18, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized
I know, I have written about this topic previously; I feel it is so important it bears repetition. Hit the play button and listen before reading further.
I have to admit, when Erin and I heard this, we reacted with that kind of muted laughter which says, ‘Yeah, ok. That’s too idealistic to be reality.’ But I wonder about that: is it really too idealistic to accept that one’s child is going to make the choices they do? Is it too idealistic to admit that your efforts will probably not work, so long as those efforts are to solve the problem? I wonder if there isn’t some truth in the idea that once we surrender, we are able to see. You know, the same idea as many expose regarding ‘finding the one.’ Like the woman in the audio file, so many parents assume the only loving thing to do is insist that problem resolution is the only acceptable outcome. Haven’t they forgotten that 1. people are allowed to make their own choices, to include ones easily classified as mistakes, and 2. the love of a parent is supposed to be unconditional?
Obviously, there’s a great deal that goes into preventing this kind of scenario actually playing out. Aside from the idealism of the woman and the last paragraph, I really worry about Maggie taking this kind of direction in life. We can already see in her a full head of steam and an absolute determination to obtain what she wants, regardless of what might be impeding her. I wonder, what do you plan on doing/are doing/wish you had done/are glad to have done regarding prevention of a child heading down this path?
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