Insecurities and Parenthood Fears

One of my fears is that my daughter might follow my path and make her own life experiences hard and difficult like I did. Everyone has insecurities but not everyone allows them to cloud there judgement and make poor decisions as a result.

I hope that my knowledge from my past experiences rubs off onto my daughter and that she doesn't go down the same path that I took. That way she can prevent herself a lot of pain, disappointment and self-loathing.

I fully understand that some of life's experiences are tests of our will and character. That we need to partake in some of these challengers to mature and develop into the individuals we are meant to become. I truly and honestly believe that life throws the hard curve balls at the individuals that are strong enough to face them and have excellent chances of succeeding and making the correct decisions.

Like many other parents in the world, my heart aches at the thought that my daughter will have to face these tests of time and that sometimes they will result in heartache and sorrow. What parent would not want to helper and protect their child from pain of any kind?

I guess part of parenthood is a test; to sit back and watch our beloved child(ren) stumble through life like everyone else and make mistakes from which they will learn from in return. That really all we can do is be in the shadows and offer our unconditional love, advice, guidance, wisdom, patience and support for them as they tumble up and down through life becoming the individuals that life knows that they are meant to be.