Attention Parents: you may not be a perfect parent but I’m willing to bet you have experience. You may not know what lies ahead, but you have hindsight.
If only we knew then what we know now! Chances are that we could have avoided the unnecessary pain and consequences of our own decisions.
But instead of thinking that your kids can or will only respect a perfect parent, remind them that there are no perfect parents, only experienced ones. If you present it with genuine love and respect, they might just be willing to listen to your advice. This is no guarantee that they will listen, but your odds increase when you are genuine. Kids can see a fake a mile away.
Remind them how much more painless and wise it is to learn from the mistakes of others rather than making the same mistakes of others (like we did!).
Eventually it should be enough for your kids to hear of your experiences, to learn from them, and hopefully, if you back this all up with your actions, show them that you are worth listening to.
Tommy Wittig
© 2011 T-Dub-Ya Words
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