I remember asking my husband what two values he wants to see our son portray as an adult which will make him think that he’s done a good job as a parent. He had said – Hardworking and honest. My two values had been – Caring and respectful. It had really gladdened my heart that as parents we were thinking of similar direction of values for our son. Hopefully this will over the years translate into becoming a similar set of inputs and encouragement that he gets from us both. This was some 4 years ago I think. Sometime last year while reading an article on yet another case of teen suicide, it struck me to re-visit our wishlist. Maybe its not enough for him to be honest and caring. Maybe he needs to learn empathy instead. What about developing a calm nature? Are any of these values going to be enough to ensure that he at least understands the repurcussions of his actions before taking them? This is how I concluded that more than anything else – my task as a mother is to ensure I ...
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