southcitymom
Well-Known Member
......it is impossible to tell if my style of gentle less painful parenting will be more effective then the one I was raised with.....
It will be, believe! I promise you that. We cannot save our children from the inherent pains of life and the mistakes they will and must make, but if we provide a gentle, loving foundation - that is something that can never be taken from them. It will be a gentle pillow they can always fall back on.
If my coming face-to-face and making peace with my childhood pains allows me to be just a little bit more loving and wise as a parent to my young ones, it's worth every tear I ever shed!