Being a parent can be challenging. It can also be a learning process. Like learning how to stay out of fights between sisters. I was very proud of the bride and me for doing just this last night.
It was a little after 8:00, and the girls were going through their normal nightly rituals. Then, without warning, hurricane Sara stuck, followed by tropical storm Meg. As both systems circled each other, I fully expected meteorologist-wanna-be, the bride, to step in and attempt to remedy the situation. But it didn't happen. As I sat downstairs attempting to read a book, winds apparently swept through the upstairs portion of our house because doors slammed and I heard that something got broken.
Just like any fierce storm, it was over with as quickly as it started. I stayed downstairs, determined to wait and hear the damage report from the cleanup crew who began their assesment soon after the weather cleared.
Successful parentling can only occur if one keeps his sanity. One way to do that is to regularly stay on the outside looking in. Sure there are times when being in the middle of a situation is needed. But in some cases it's just as valuable to let kids learn things on their own, rather than having their mom or dad fix things for them.....
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