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Reveal Your Truth To Your Kids, Even If It Hurts
I’d rather they learn from me that not even “mommy” is perfect.
For many years, I was an open book to the older teens that I have mentored; revealing my human side, allowing them to speak about any and every topic that crossed their inquisitive minds; giving life answers from my perspective that were true and often blunt at times.
I always thought These students aren’t connected biologically and after all, I am here to give my guidance and experience to the degree am which topics of my choice. So, why would I waver when expressing the same to my children?
Tough questions I needed to answer.
As I have been raising my two children (the younger one is 11/the older one is now 21) single-handedly for 11 years, I have always wondered how much of my life (in detail) I want to give them when they ask? Will I honestly answer questions about my past? Or will I only provide the sides that I want my children to know?
So, when my daughter was 13, she asked me if I had a certain “experience” in my life; and my answer was yes. Before answering I knew this information would shock my daughter, confuse her or even change the way she sees me from that moment on.
