Everything I do; I do it for you. Words to a song that was popular some years ago, but also the theme song for nearly every parent and grandparent out there. We do what we do for our loved ones because we love them. It’s that simple.
We would never consciously do anything to hurt our children, or grandchildren.
Unfortunately that means that some of us go to great lengths to fool ourselves into believing what we are doing is right. When in fact it is just easier than doing the really right thing.
I convince myself that it makes me feel good and it makes my child or grandchild feel good, at least momentarily, so it must be good.
The acid test is not really what happens in this moment though. The real test is what will be the result of my actions down the road.
If what I am doing makes the loved one a healthier, more successful, self-sufficient individual in the end, it probably is the right thing to do.
If it only puts a band-aid on a bad situation and allows that situation to fester and continue growing, perhaps I am not being honest with myself, nor loving and good to my child, or grandchild.
Why would I do that?
You can’t fool the future.
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