It’s so important to do the work to heal our unresolved upsets so that we don’t wind up our kids with our own frustrations and heartache and send them off into the world.
It’s such an unfair situation bc so many of us parents are lacking the supports we need to heal our pasts. And we have these kids who are constantly asking us to meet their needs while our own unmet needs keep piling up.
But we have to do whatever we can not to turn our kids into containers for our resentment. They deserve better, just as we deserved better when we were their age.
My affirmation:
I look at my child and see myself at their age. I send them off into the world with my approval and my belief in who they are. Their being is who I speak to, not their behavior.
I look at myself and I see how far I’ve come.
I recognize that I have needs that aren’t being met and I remind myself that I’m worth the effort to figure out how to get these needs met.
I believe in who I am as separate from my own behavior. I give myself my own approval and believe in who I am.
—JLK
