by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to deny,But to accept” As long as we are in denial about the fact that we have no control over our child, we will not be able to let go. It is not that we must accept what they are doing or not doing, but we do need to accept the fact that we are...
by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to be protective,It is to permit another to face reality.” We want to protect our children, don’t we? It’s what we do because it is what we have always done. From the time they were little we have been there to shield them from danger and to protect...
by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes, But to allow others to affect their own outcomes” How often do we put ourselves right in the middle of our grown kid’s situations without being invited? When we don’t see things going the way we think...
by HM Team | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to judge,But to allow another to be a human being.” No matter what behavior on the part of our child is causing our pain, we feel guilt and shame. We look for all the ways in which we have failed as a parent. We go back over the past and spend...
by Cathy Taylor | Aug 29, 2018 | Letting Go Series
“To let go is not to fix,But to be supportive” We run ourselves into the ground by trying to fix our kids. We orchestrate, manipulate, nag, meddle, and stalk, but nothing we do helps. In fact, if anything we push them farther away from us. Think about it and answer...
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