As my kids get older, I find they have their own thirst for their own hard earned wisdom. My wife and I can prevent so many failings for them if they just blindly followed ours. But is that really giving them wisdom. I truly don't think so.
I understand the young adult process that you have to reject wisdom to forge your own. I am not at all offended and understand. Nothing crazy, just the weird look when you state your knowledge to them. It is always a conversation. No one has ever stormed out of our family conversations. My kids have good emotional groundwork and don't run from issues.
The years 15 through 17 are an absolute whirlwind as I look in from the outside though. I was so completely alone and emotionally impoverished during that time of my life. My kids do not live in my teenage reality. I am here, as they ply, knowing they may fail, ready to catch.
I understand the young adult process that you have to reject wisdom to forge your own. I am not at all offended and understand. Nothing crazy, just the weird look when you state your knowledge to them. It is always a conversation. No one has ever stormed out of our family conversations. My kids have good emotional groundwork and don't run from issues.
The years 15 through 17 are an absolute whirlwind as I look in from the outside though. I was so completely alone and emotionally impoverished during that time of my life. My kids do not live in my teenage reality. I am here, as they ply, knowing they may fail, ready to catch.
