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RE: What Life Has Taught Me About Parenting.
Meanwhile I’ve often wondered if I’m being too benignly neglectful and not pushing my kids enough 😅 I’m the type that even if I’m there I’m all “you can do it” and provide some assistance if requested but otherwise if they refuse then it doesn’t get done.
Unless it’s a situation where I need to shove them off a cliff.
Even adults need help though, we exist in networks after all 🙃
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I think you'll have some well rounded adults coming out of adolescence! I'm a sucker and give in and do it for them if they won't do it themselves and its something that I really want done.
So true.
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If it’s something I actually need done (like chores) then I’ll do it for them but it does mean they then get less hangout time or we’re definitely not going out now coz I’m always busy 🙃
I still don’t know if that’s good or not 😅
I’m sure they’ll be fine. My dad was kind of like that (he didn’t like making us do anything unlike my mum who was much more realistic about life) and we aren’t completely useless 😜 (okay my sister is a hell of a lot more competent than me but I have successfully lived on my own so there 🤣)
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My husband has always been the one who let's them muddle through things and won't do anything for them. When I'm not there he'll try to get them to do the cooking for him or he'll sort his own food and leave them to sort their's out. So I figure that he gives them the neglect bit that they need. XD
I've never lived alone, but sometimes wish I did...
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