WEEK 11

I am not going to lie; it is very crazy to think that I have been writing about parenting for the last eleven weeks. Before, I used to hate writing. English is not my first language, so writing is even harder because of grammar and things like that. But since I have felt that I belong to something, writing has become a funny thing to do. I wait impatiently every Thursday to know what my choices to write are, and then I start writing. Well, I will not be bothering you guys more about the way I feel. The feeling to belong is something really important that I learned this week. As a parent, you will always want your children to feel that they belong to something. Usually, when I kid does not get the feeling of belonging, they will not be happy, they might be mean to other kids. Brother Williams explained to us this situation he went through. He had a bad situation with a kid and Brother Williams was being a little too hard on him. I do not remember too well why they were seeing each other every week. It might be a school or church. Anyways, the very next week the accident, Brother Williams apologized and started to stand next to the kid every week. They shared short conversations, but the kid realized that he got a new friend. The mom of the kid realized this situation, and she said to Brother Williams that the kid was doing way better. Before, the kid was a bully to his sisters. He used to terrorize them. But since Brother Williams started to talk to him and be friendly, the kid started to change. This was a very important thing for the kid. As I said before, belonging is very important. This kid was not feeling that, and that is why he was being the way he was. He was being such a bad kid not only to his sisters but to his parents too. This kid grew up, and he ended up getting marry and having children.
A big thing about parenting is knowing and understanding how to take care of your children, and how to raise them. It is very interesting to me to hear my friends talking about their parents. I think that they just raise me in a different way because I do not have anything to complain about it at all. A few weeks ago, my roommate was talking about how he has so many issues with his parents because they are so over him. He was complaining also how his parents are not letting him grow up and they are always saying that he is too young to make decisions. Another friend was also talking about how her parents were freaking out about him not going back home to see his parents even if he needed to work to pay for his things. He said, “my mom is so worried that if I fail in life, this will come out as my mom failing as a mom.” It is hard for me to hear all these things because my parents are really good parents, I have never had a bad situation with my parents. We are always talking about the things we think, and we will work through them. I remember once my mom was freaking out about my sister going to college, she seemed very desperate for her no to lose time. I remember me, my sister, and my dad talked to my mom. We all explained how we feel about her doing what she was doing, and my mom stopped freaking out.
I am not a parent, but I think that the secret of good parenting is to talk, listen, and act. Good communication will always help parents to be in harmony with their children. I know for certain that if my friends’ parents listen to them, things will get way better.
Thanks for reading until this point. I really appreciate you guys, and thanks for all the love I am receiving from you.

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