Do you know what makes her tick? Do you know her concerns in life? Do you care?
I am speaking out to dads and moms alike who have walked off the job!
We, as a society, have allowed this to perpetuate. Too many parents have now become disassociated with their kids, and we allow it. You pay enough money then you don't have to see them and yet it is nothing compared to the amount the other parent pays to raise the child.
But there lies the sad truth...we have equated the care and love of a child with money.
I grew up with a single mom, and now I am a single mom. I look at this picture and I think of my son and daughter...wondering how they hope to do it differently...how they hope to make their own lives. And I remember how I vowed I would do it differently, only to be left trying to hold all the balls in the air. When we're young we know better, and when we are older we get dealt the house of cards called "reality". But perhaps we need to change reality.
Divorce is a reality, but care of our children has gotten lost in the mix. When did following your own dream become mutually exclusive of taking care of the person you helped create?
I look at my kids...pretty awesome accomplishment if they let me in as part of their journey! Just saying!
I am speaking out to dads and moms alike who have walked off the job!
We, as a society, have allowed this to perpetuate. Too many parents have now become disassociated with their kids, and we allow it. You pay enough money then you don't have to see them and yet it is nothing compared to the amount the other parent pays to raise the child.
But there lies the sad truth...we have equated the care and love of a child with money.
I grew up with a single mom, and now I am a single mom. I look at this picture and I think of my son and daughter...wondering how they hope to do it differently...how they hope to make their own lives. And I remember how I vowed I would do it differently, only to be left trying to hold all the balls in the air. When we're young we know better, and when we are older we get dealt the house of cards called "reality". But perhaps we need to change reality.
Divorce is a reality, but care of our children has gotten lost in the mix. When did following your own dream become mutually exclusive of taking care of the person you helped create?
I look at my kids...pretty awesome accomplishment if they let me in as part of their journey! Just saying!
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