parenting advice: for you & me

Get help.

What does this mean?

I don’t even know.

And, it’s too vague to be actually helpful.

But also.

Get help.

We cannot solve all of the problems our children have. I mean, we aren’t supposed to exactly be solving their problems anyway – but sometimes that lands in our laps as well.

It’s more like I can’t meet all the needs.

Why on earth do we think we should be able to do that?

We can’t do it in any other area of our lives, why would this be different?

We outsource all kinds of resources for our jobs and our lives.

I happily hire folks to haul my trash away once a week. If I could find an affordable housekeeper (or someone who wants to barter for advertisement – wink wink) I’d outsource these bathrooms and floors in a millisecond.

Why is it so hard to give ourselves permission to raise our hand and say, “I cannot figure this one out. Could you help me?“

I don’t know.

I don’t know the answers. I don’t know the questions, half of the time.

I just know that when I’m drowning, it seems like that’s the best time to shout out for a life raft.

And I also know that when I’m drowning, calling out for a life raft sometimes never crosses my mind.

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