As a rule, I try to steer clear of opinions pertaining to your parenting. I assume you're doing the best you can, and God bless.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The thing about parenting rules is there aren't any. That's what makes it so difficult.
Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.
I'm not a parent, but it seems to me the nature of parenting is contingent, full of unexpected challenges - which is one of the wonderful and amazing things about it.
My parenting style is probably like that of my parents, because you do how you learn. My mother was very nurturing and loving, but very stern. She was a disciplinary. My dad was also very loving.
Parenting is not just about you and your kid; it's also about whomever you're parenting your child with. So there is a kind of 'awareness' involved for everybody. It's all about the way you interact with your child and participate in your child's life.
Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it's also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that's fine, that's the way to go. But if you don't, you're not being the parent you could be.
There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do.
I don't claim to know everything about parenting, but I do know parents do their children a disservice by constantly sugarcoating their shortcomings to protect their feelings.
I have been listening to people's advice. Being a parent, you need all the advice you can get.
So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.