Giving Up On the Child I Thought I’d Have, So I Can Raise the One I Was Given

 

I found myself Very Discouraged the other day. Defeated by parenting challenges with one of my kids. The day had been one in a string of frustrating days with this particular kid… in a string of similar weeks. Again. So deflated was I that I actually went online to try drumming up a little insight. I’ve read dozens of parenting books and posts; too many, probably. But I thought: just one new perspective-filled tidbit would help.Strong-willed child discouraged,” I told Google. Google failed me. All it turned up were links about strong-willed children who felt discouraged themselves. No Google, I fumed. Not the kid, the parent! Moms who feel discouraged in parenting their strong-willed child! Google’s unhelpfulness persisted. I moved on.


Susan Arico
Susan Arico
Susan Arico is writer, strategy consultant, wife, and mom to four. She’s a fast-talking Yankee who recently returned to her native New England after living in Crete, Greece for the past four years. Susan writes about living adventure, wrestling the soul, and figuring out what it means to do both well. Visit her at www.susanbarico.com

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