Letting Go....

Letting go is so hard and something that I really didn't expect to do until a long time from now.......

In order for kids to grow and learn they have to be allowed the freedom to make choices even at the age young age of 4!!! Even if they make the wrong choice they still need that freedom to learn the difference between good choices, bad choices and the consequences that result from making either.

There's so much out there that can happen! Every day you hear and read the news about all the craziness and sickos in this world. You want to protect your children from everything that can harm them, but the reality is no matter how much you try, you can not be with your children every single minute of every single day. You can't shield them from everything and you shouldn't! Being overprotective and shielding them from the world can also back fire and cause your children more harm than letting go.

As much as you want to do an fix everything for them you can't, because then they never learn independence or the skills they need to cope with the world that they live in.

How do you know when to say no, absolutely not, or when to say do it on your own...I can't help you? I sure could use a parenting manual right now!

I love my son and I want the world for him....I want him to grow up safe and secure without any real physical, emotional or psychological damage......I want to shelter him from all the ugly things that are in this world...I want his innocence to remain untouched and for him to remain a child as long as he can. I want to be there every second and every minute of of every day, but I can't....somehow I need to learn to let go and let him grow up. All I can do is pray for GOD to protect and watch over him and hope and pray that Jordan learns to make the right choices and that he develops the skills tolearn and bounce right back from the bad choices that he's sure to make!