Why You Should Document Your Life
It will benefit you, your family, and people you will never meet.
Imagine your daughter is 15. She’s just had her first exposure to alcohol from some friends at school. She’s come to talk to you about it. What do you say?
Your son is 21. He’s been dating someone for 6 months. He asks you how you knew you loved your spouse. What do you say?
Children often seek advice from parents when they experience something for the first time. A break up. Working that first job. Nerves before prom. Uncertainty about what to study in college.
As a parent the natural reaction is to tell them about your own experience and how it’s impacted your life. You may even explain what you wish you had done differently. “Learn from my mistakes!” you may plead. But at 15 did you believe or trust 100% of what your parents said? Chances are you thought they were at least a bit out of touch. They don’t understand you. They’re old. Things are different now.
A 50+ year old trying to relate to a teenager isn’t the most convincing thing in the world, as I’m sure we’ve all experienced. So what to do?
