"I wasn't raised that way." "My mom would have never let me do that." "These kids no days are awful, wimps, entitled brats." "I could only speak when spoken to." "Children are to be seen and not heard." "Don't trust your kids because they'll lie to you." "Teens are going to have sex and get pregnant if you don't watch them all the time." "Let them figure life out on their own . It will make them better." "When kids are in high school they don't need their parents involved in school. Hey can handle it alone." I hear these things all the time. Parenting advice from the past and present about how people were raised or currently raise their kids. People talk about your parenting style behind your back or offer advice directly that may contradict how you interact your own children. This advice solicited or unsolicited can impact one's ability to feel secure in their pa...
Pretty much how I'm feeling in the moment.. mom, wife, teacher, summer lover, energy craver, believer in Black girl magic, Beyonce and music... avid reader and writer.. published author, but a day dreamer... I love it when things speak to my soul and when they do I write them here..