Friday night, the best time of the week! Time to link up with Janine and Kate for Finish the Sentence Friday:
When I was a kid, I thought...
... that my parents were perfect. Today I know that they are people, with feelings, virtues, and vices. My parents are no gods, but humans just like me, and that is fine. I love them. Without them, I wouldn't be where I am today (I wouldn't be at all without them, to be exact).
I hope that I won't be a demi-god for the girls. I want them to see my faults, and love me despite them. That way, I won't be dropping off my Olympus in their eyes one day.
I loved this Stephanie and I felt the same way about my parents, especially my mom, because she was always there. My dad worked a lot of hours, but loved him a ton, too. Just different with my mom (if that makes sense). Thanks for sharing and for linking up with us as always :)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for hosting, Janine! I know, even as a kid, perception of my parents was very different, even though both were god-like perfect ;-) I definitely knew that I'd better go to Dad if I wanted to watch TV!
Delete:) I love this! No one is perfect that is for certain.
ReplyDeleteThat is true.. But somehow it's weird to see one's parents as parents in the retrospective..
DeleteAt what age did you stop thinking they were perfect? I think when we're really little, we all think that way of our parents at some point. =0) But it's always awesome to know that our kids will love us unconditionally.
ReplyDeleteI know when I was little, I used to think this rock in the front yard was HUGE because it was big enough to climb up and sit on it. Now looking at that rock, it's not so big at all! I think it's funny how things seem so big when we're small.
Have a great weekend!
Honestly, I cannot tell you when I stopped considering my parents to be perfect. But I definitely remember how I looked at some of their parenting decisions after I became a mom myself and wondered: what were they THINKING??
DeleteThanks a lot for stopping by!!
I thought my parents were perfect, as well. And here's to our children seeing our faults and loving us anyway. Great sentiment and thanks for linking up with us again!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting, Kristi! I think my kids see me a lot more realistic than I saw my parents back then. Or maybe I just don't remember too much for being 3 or 5 years old..
DeleteI don't know how old your kids are at the moment - but if they are young - I suspect you are still all knowing. Mine are 4 and 1 and I certainly feel like a rock star when I come home from work (which has horrid mixed feelings, because of course I wasn't there all day). That said, I too, hope to have a relationship with them - as they get older - where they see that faults (ie: mine) are okay and that it is how we manage ourselves despite our imperfections and mistakes that make us who we are.
ReplyDeleteMine are 5 and 3 years old. Hubby and I both think it's important to teach our kids that even adults, even parents, are just humans and make mistakes, lose temper, etc. And we apologize to them. I hate it if people think that kids don't deserve an apology because they're "just" kids.
DeleteFriday nights really are the best time of the week...I love the "not a school night" feeling and the promise of two full days stretched ahead.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? Friday nights always feel like so much potential is ahead.. And sleep ;-)
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