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When i was 7 years old, I read
chicken soup for the soul.

It has a story where a

mother comes up saying

"please remember...we're
raising children, not
flowers!"

Just before a father will

scold their son who did a
mistake
 Since that moment, i begin to
think to myself.

I might not a parent yet.

however, If I were a parent, I

would try my best to empathize
the rationality behind the most
irrational behavior of my kid.
Adult might think in the most
structured and logical way.

If it's "A" then it somehow "B".

While, for a kid (at least for myself

back then), "A" could means
"Unicorn"/"Sprinkles"/"Ghost"
Back then, I kept wondering

Why it seems like the adult assuming

our behavior based on what comes up
in the surface

While the question of "Why?" Rarely

arise
 the Adult eye-level

For instance, I always had one problem:

always forgot to switch off the lamp in
my room

but in my defense, the real problem is not

necessarily come from my behavior.

Rather, it also arise from the fact that

the switch position was out of my reach.

Me who had hard times

in reaching out the switch
while getting ready to run as fast as i could
to avoid being in a dark place for too long
lOOKING BACK AGAIN TO THE MORAL LESSONS
OF THE CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL'S STORY

I guess it is important to not let our

emotion and assumption drive the way we
response to a kid.

Let them have a chance to express their

rationality, learn from each others,
and make them grow out of it.
"remember...we're raising children, not
flowers! ... if we cut flowers, they will
grow again in a pretty fast period.

in the other hand, if we cut kid's self

esteem & trust for themselves, it might
take some time to grow it again."