My six year old experienced failure for probably the first time in her life recently. It was nothing major (really ~ at all), but up until that moment, at least in her mind, she’s been the kind of kid who could accomplish just about anything she set out to do. She looked at me pitifully, absolutely crushed because she just couldn’t believe she hadn’t accomplished her goal. She was devastated. Now, as a mom with two older children, I’ve watched my children meet failure head on more than a time or two over the last thirteen years. And often, one of my kiddos has struggled a bit more than the others as they’ve made their way through life. For whatever reason, things haven’t come easily for them, and more often than not accomplishing what’s been a breeze for my other kids has been beyond overwhelming for them. While I’ve encouraged, and cheered for, and done everything I’ve known to try to make life just a wee bit less difficult for them, there are days when life just is hard. And absolutely not fair. passionatepennypincher/2013/10/failure/
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:01:22 +0000
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