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I Built My Life Around Them Parenting Successful Teens

    • 兒童與家庭

The truth of the matter is that, as a Mom, I worked myself out of a job. 
They will always need my love.  And I theirs.  But they don’t need me.  And there is a grief there that is true.  Over the loss of identity.
 
I don’t regret building my life around them.  If I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t change a thing.   But it's time to both acknowledge the impact I've had on my kids and to pick a new focus.


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The truth of the matter is that, as a Mom, I worked myself out of a job. 
They will always need my love.  And I theirs.  But they don’t need me.  And there is a grief there that is true.  Over the loss of identity.
 
I don’t regret building my life around them.  If I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t change a thing.   But it's time to both acknowledge the impact I've had on my kids and to pick a new focus.


Sign up for my list here.  You'll be the first to know about Project Joy and other great stuff.

13 分鐘

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