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Parenting – 18 words

It’s hard being a parent.  Training is given informally as we grow, good and bad examples are set, it’s rather a sloppy affair.  Society dictates ever changing rules, standards constantly evolve so we might measure our attempts.

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crowdedmind.coOne day you might have children of your own

I fear this part, the letting go.  I know my children are good, I know they understand right from wrong, I know they want to do their best, I know it is time to let go.  I just hate the thought of it.

I have spent my time as a parent preparing my children for an independent life.  I have taught skills, spoken of life with all its complications.  I have explained the good and the bad.  They understand life is a hot soup, to be tasted with caution,  enjoyed to the last scrape.

I am not sure what it is I fear, broken heart, broken limbs, broken mind.  These things can be mended.

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