Prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child..
Looking back over the last 25 years, it is with both pride and a feeling of "wow! I can't believe I did it .... and we all survived!! I look at each of my children and my heart swells with pride at how amazing each of them have turned out, despite my endless doubts that I would screw them up somehow. Perhaps it's in spite of my mistakes that they have turned out as incredible as they are. As I said in my very first post, nothing in this world can prepare you for the journey ahead when you become a mother, but being a single mother adds a whole other dimension of doubt. The four of us have successfully navigated through the myriad of challenges that life has continually thrown at us, and my two adult children have branched out on their own, forging their own path in this often cruel and unfair world. My youngest son, who is on the threshold of adulthood, is already forging his own path to a point, with as much guidance from me that I can offer. I remember when I w...