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u knowSo true. I don't have kids but I did play that protector role with my little sister. It was very frustrating to mentor her and show her the pitfalls of hanging with certain people. She put herself in dangerous situations but luckily she remained unharmed. What I couldn't stop was her having kids with an idiot....but that's her burden to bare. She's now in her 30's and understands what I tried to shield her from.
why do we all
never heed the warnings of our elders
everything my mom said
and i just brushed off happened
why don't we listen
i try stressing to my kids
im not saying stuff to be mean
or trying to stop u from doing stuff cause i wanna be mean
I'm doing it for the benefit of u.
but one also thing i think is
if I'm always showing them how to move
what happens when I'm not there to show them or help them through something
and what i showed them or told them
doesn't apply anymore
will my hand holding
and me shielding them put them in a worse position
since they aren't used to having to deal with stuff
on their own
man being a parent is so damn tough