Kara Noreika
Jul 20, 2017 · 1 min read

I may be overthinking it, but that is one of the hardest parts of parenting to me. Analyzing and then re-analyzing what it is I am doing. In no way do I want my kids to THINK everything is sunshine and rainbows, but I want them to BE the sunshine and rainbows. Meaning, if there is a situation where people are acting inappropriately to others, I want them to be the kids that stand up for themselves and others, and know what is right vs. what is wrong. I think my conflict here is “do as I say, not as others do.” I also think because I see things in a very men vs. women light in my day-to-day, I need to work on saying to my sons, all people should act a certain way, and all people are equal. If I keep saying women can do this and women can do that, it might subconsciously start to feel like women are better than men to them, which totally defeats what I am trying to teach them.

See? I can overanalyze with the best of them :)

Thanks Niklas for your input! I love hearing others perspectives on this topic.

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