Posted on FaceBook on Monday, March 28, 2016
I love and respect incredible single parents who go all out to provide for their kids.
I have known and loved several single moms who were in my life at one time or another, who were more amazing as struggling single parents than a rich two-parent family could be.
But I also sometimes see people, including single parents, thinking that not granting every wish to a kid is some sort of crime or failure.
That is not true. Enough kids who had everything in life end up with messed up lives, and many who had little in childhood later rise to greatness. It is good, loving AND tough parenting, not saying Yes to everything, that sets children's future.
For my 27 years living in America and even in my own relatives in Pakistan, I saw kids basically controlling parents. Here in America I see parents trying to be kids' best friends.
My siblings and I are thankful that we had parents who provided us our every need but did not grant every wish. They went above and beyond, even though we heard No plenty of times.
But, in the long run, they made the most important wish come true and were our best friends. They set us up for lives that, despite the usual ups and downs, could not have been more blessed.
I saw this Share on my beloved beautiful friend Sara's wall and had to share and comment.
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https://www.facebook.com/MyIMRAN/posts/1325132294170425
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