parenting – D.M. Kurtz

Reflections

Kids: they change everything, don’t they? As they grow, you can see every bit of yourself and your spouse in their little faces. While their minds develop, you’ll see the good and the bad (we lovingly have dubbed it the “obnoxious little mirror syndrome”), in ways that can be very difficult to witness. The gravity of that reflection should build up a certain level of sobering reality. Those children, while each and every bit their own person, are also moldable. What takes shape will vary wildly depending on how you and I should elect to raise them up.

Responding vs Reacting

Look, I think that it’s safe to say we have all noticed how divisive our culture is at present. Note that I said divisive, not divided. We like to argue. We say things on social media that most would never dare utter out loud, let alone in public. Heaven forbid we actually mean what we say and say what we mean…