What is a good/positive/beneficial/loving/caring aspect of your parents’ parenting skills that no matter how hard you’ve tried, you haven’t been able to emulate i... moreWhat is a good/positive/beneficial/loving/caring aspect of your parents’ parenting skills that no matter how hard you’ve tried, you haven’t been able to emulate in raising your own children?~
My eldest sister was a goody-two-shoes all her life, and unfortunately had the role of helping to raise the rest of us. That continued until she reached age 16 or 17 when s... more
My eldest sister was a goody-two-shoes all her life, and unfortunately had the role of helping to raise the rest of us. That continued until she reached age 16 or 17 when she and our mother clashed explosively all the time. After she became and adult and the first grandchild was born, she and our mother became close again.
My eldest brother was defiant and stubborn as a child, always showed a tough exterior. From his teen years, he began to run with the wrong crowd and was constantly in trouble.
I was the studious one and kept quiet around adults, but I was gregarious with other children. I was kind of a peacemaker in my family. When I was 14, my already rocky family imploded (due to divorce and three of the five children leaving, sister moved out, two brothers went to a group home, the remaining members moved to a small rental house, economic status dropped drastically, alcoholism), I became my mother‘s rock of dependability, but I allowed my grades to suffer. I was merely biding my time, howeve... less
