tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post2875855760966117035..comments2024-03-28T03:27:26.345-04:00Comments on Dee-lusions of Grandeur: A Bad Seed Makes for a Fertile Garden!Dee Mentiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798903090538917010noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-48396475225497133582014-03-07T16:25:00.888-05:002014-03-07T16:25:00.888-05:00Parenting is all things to all people. I suspect t...Parenting is all things to all people. I suspect that there IS a right method but, I believe, that this ideal is impossible to reach by most parents given the fact that we live in the world we do and it changes based on the child, the parents and the situation they find themselves in. On that basis, absolutely, everyone tries their best and no more can, or should, be asked.<br /><br />And I have to say, I had forgotten Dig Lazarus Dig, my knowledge of it comes from an ex-colleague of mine. A real anarchist with experience in squats, riots, demonstrations and activism working as a teacher. He and I did not get along as well as we ought to have done. The album seemed to be a good one.Joanna Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765570687013090805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-81896471407052592742014-03-06T08:25:46.838-05:002014-03-06T08:25:46.838-05:00Wonderful cap and wonderfully insightful sentiment...Wonderful cap and wonderfully insightful sentiments Dee!<br /><br />I've often wondered if you could look at generations of families, would you see a 'tick tock' swing in parenting styles? Would you see the child that was raised in a stern orderly family raise their children in a care-free style, only to have those children raise their own in a more disciplined way? I can't speak to this on any personal level having no children of my own, but I can see it in my brother's children. He and I were raised in a fairly strict manner and while at times he tries to emulate that style, overall he lets his children far more leash than we were ever offered. <br /><br />I think you really touched on something that I firmly believe in here too... if you like who you are (forget about 'where' you are in job, relationship, money and other external stuff... just if you like who YOU are), then how can you complain about that path that lead you there? I can wish I had more freedom in highschool. I can wish I had more fun in college. I can wish I started my eventual career path earlier in life. I can wish that I found my one true love at an early age and was now married with rugrats moving out of the house. But if any of those things had happened, I'd not likely be the person that I am today. And you know what? I like who I am. <br /><br />I'll certainly still cry whenever my father's passing anniversary comes by, and I'll still wish that I had done other things in life, but deep down I accept these things as learning moments. I just have to keep learning from them and continue on to a better future version of me!<br /><br />Thanks for the deep thoughts Dee!<br /><br />Caitlyn Maskedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.com