Charisophia

I watched a video at momversation.com about being or not being over protective of your children. Considering I’ve only been a mother 8 months, I think I’ve had enough time to discover just what kind of parent I will be when it comes to protectiveness. I’m sure a lot of it has to do with how I was raised. My mom was not over protective. We lived in a single lane, tiny neighborhood. My backyard was woods and a lake. I did lots of exploring. I got hurt a lot.  I had many tumbles on my bike and my roller blades. I still have scars from them. I got (and continue to get) the flu every year and I survived (and continue to survive). I got the chicken pox and I survived. I think that our society’s ease of accessing  information on anything and everything has made so many parents paranoid. I think if you teach your kids common sense and allow them to explore and get hurt they’ll grow into balanced adults. It’s inevitable that your child will get hurt. Whether it’s falling out of a tree (been there), suffering a broken heart (done that), or made a really stupid decision that will haunt them for a long time (that too), they’ll survive. That’s life. It’s going to be okay.

On that note- Every parent needs to see the movie Parenthood. So many good lessons and it’s hilarious.