Borrow Time
Children are blessings.
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As a child, of course, we want to respect and love our parents because we're grateful for them. For the life they gave us and for breathing life into us. There is so much to be grateful for when it comes to this type of relationship. However, no matter how grateful we are, we should remember that we are not indebted to them.
Being alive is a blessing. Our existence is as important as our parents' existence. We are as much of a blessing to our parents as our parents are to us and to their parents.
However, it's ok to be different and to want different things in life. It's ok to explore the world and try to figure out what we want and who we are.
It's ok to have boundaries even with our loved ones. People need their personal space to grow.
It's ok to keep a distance from a given or close relationship. Just because someone is put into our life doesn't mean they're always the right person for us.
As a parent, of course we want what's best for our child but we have to remember that we don't know everything and that our children have a life of their own.
It's ok for us to accept what we know and don't know as we evolved individually. It's ok to learn from our children. It's ok they don't share our dreams and visions.
We shouldn't seek to control our kids nor mold them into our vision and dreams. They don't owe us that. In fact, they don't owe us anything.
Being alive is a blessing. Their existence is as important as our existence. They are as much of a blessing to us as we are a blessing to them and to our parents.
Don't hate. Don't judge. Respect boundaries. Embrace differences. We're both on borrowed time with one another to grow and to learn together but to become the best version of who we truly and authentic can be and am, not who we want each other to be.
