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What are you proud of regarding your parenting?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheWalrus" data-source="post: 691379" data-attributes="member: 19905"><p>Independence. I taught her how to be independent, not to rely on anyone else, and to believe in herself. I always encouraged her to be confident and proud of herself and her accomplishments.</p><p></p><p>Travel. I took her places I never saw as a child, gave her experiences with other people, cultures, ways of living. We made amazing family memories on those trips.</p><p></p><p>Education. I always put such a high value on education, and how important it is to not just be opinionated but informed. And she is brilliant. No matter what, for good or bad (as she sometimes uses it against people), she is amazing smart and intuitive.</p><p></p><p>Security and stability. She never went to bed and worried if I would be here, what the expectations were, or her boundaries. I was never wishy-washy and she always knew there were consequences tied to choices. There was never a "today I can get away with it" but "maybe tomorrow I can't." </p><p></p><p>Love and laughter. Always tied together, the ability to be silly and ridiculous and just have fun and enjoy each other, even if everyone looked at us like we were loons. There has never been a conversation, no matter how ugly, that I didn't end with "I love you." No matter what happens, I want her to know that never changes.</p><p></p><p>Time. Because of my job I got A LOT of time with her, and involved her in things that interested her, taught her responsibility, teamwork, and sportsmanship. I was always her biggest cheerleader in whatever she did, whether academically or elective.</p><p></p><p>I guess I did more than I thought...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheWalrus, post: 691379, member: 19905"] Independence. I taught her how to be independent, not to rely on anyone else, and to believe in herself. I always encouraged her to be confident and proud of herself and her accomplishments. Travel. I took her places I never saw as a child, gave her experiences with other people, cultures, ways of living. We made amazing family memories on those trips. Education. I always put such a high value on education, and how important it is to not just be opinionated but informed. And she is brilliant. No matter what, for good or bad (as she sometimes uses it against people), she is amazing smart and intuitive. Security and stability. She never went to bed and worried if I would be here, what the expectations were, or her boundaries. I was never wishy-washy and she always knew there were consequences tied to choices. There was never a "today I can get away with it" but "maybe tomorrow I can't." Love and laughter. Always tied together, the ability to be silly and ridiculous and just have fun and enjoy each other, even if everyone looked at us like we were loons. There has never been a conversation, no matter how ugly, that I didn't end with "I love you." No matter what happens, I want her to know that never changes. Time. Because of my job I got A LOT of time with her, and involved her in things that interested her, taught her responsibility, teamwork, and sportsmanship. I was always her biggest cheerleader in whatever she did, whether academically or elective. I guess I did more than I thought... [/QUOTE]
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