Think About It

How can you make your momma and daddy proud? Often, when we talk about the relationship between a parent and a child these days, it seems like the conversation tends to focus on parents leaving a positive legacy for their children. As parents, we monitor our behavior so that we can leave a good name for our offspring. Now, while that is a legitimate and noble desire, there is another side to the idea of the parent/child relationship – one in which the child tries to please their parents. We tend to see this early in the lives of children – when they are doing what they can to please their parents and live up to their expectations. However, sometimes in the process of “maturing” this connection seems to be lost. Rather than seeking to be pleasing to parents, children tend to want to make their own decisions and their own mark. While this is a natural part of growing older – and separating from home – children should also seek to be pleasing to those who raised them. No, I don’t