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Parenting Adults – Trust, Truth & Trampolines
Family means the world to me and recently I have felt an even greater pull to advocate and champion on the family unit, especially when it includes adult children. I truly believe that communities will be richer when families are stronger. I feel compelled to encourage others to invest into the relationships that make up their own family. My hope is that as I share my story, other parents will be inspired to be better parents to their adult children. I invite you to explore family through my recent blog series, “Parenting Adults – Trust, Truth & Trampolines”. - Rachel Glover
“Sir…my family is on that train!” (Part 2)
In your lifetime there are a few significant events that are hard to forget. Sometimes recalling these events brings great memories of elation and victory. At other times, feelings of loss and sadness. I want to share one of my memorable events with you and use my story as a catalyst for consideration when parenting adults.
“Sir…my family is on that train!” (Part 1)
In your lifetime there are a few significant events that are hard to forget. Sometimes recalling these events brings great memories of elation and victory. At other times, feelings of loss and sadness. I want to share one of my memorable events with you and use my story as a catalyst for consideration when parenting adults.
Durability MATters
What do you imagine when you consider a trampoline mat. I guess you may think about its purpose, to propel laughing kids in the air or its strength, allowing multiple people to lie on it during a lazy summer’s afternoon. As a parent, if I had to be a mat (which is a bit weird in the first place) I’d want to be a trampoline mat rather than a door mat.
Can You Handle the Truth?
As a parent I think most of us dare to wish that our child was honest with us all of the time. I’m pretty sure that you (like me) have been told a few mis-truths over the years and have experienced frustration, especially when it is clear that you are hearing a lie. As life gets a little more complex with an adult child, I’m caused to gently ask the following question. “Can I handle the truth?” And when I say that I mean, “Can I handle to hear the truth and can I handle to respond to that truth?”
Can Trust Lead to Trustworthy Behaviour?
In a conversation with one of my sons he revealed that young adults want parents to show that they trust them. To acknowledge that they will get some things right and to trust that when they get things wrong that they will learn for next time.
Parenting Adults - Trampolines
A typical childhood backyard toy is the trampoline (especially in Australia in the great outdoors). Over the years the design of the trampoline has changed, however the magnetism and joy from this piece of play equipment has lasted for decades. What memories come to mind when you think of the trampoline?
Parenting Adults - Truth
Many years ago when the boys were much younger our family sat down together to discuss and formulate a set of family values. From memory I think it was a day during one of our family holidays. The idea was suggested during a Sunday morning church service and we thought we’d give it a go. At the time we had no idea how significant that day would be for our family.
Parenting Adults - Trust
On the scale of risk, I sit at the far end where one feels safe. I don’t understand why some people love experiences like thrill rides. Why people voluntarily put themselves in situations where their senses feel anything but safe is beyond me. Don’t get me wrong, I do leave the house, have travelled to many locations around the world and have participated in a number of activities that didn’t feel safe at the time.
Introducing… Parenting Adults – Trust, Truth & Trampolines
As the sun rises you open your eyes in anticipation of today’s family birthday. This birthday is not like all the others for it marks the beginning of adulthood for your child. Today your son or daughter becomes an adult! At first you think you are free. Free from carrying the burden of dependent children, free from resourcing them, free from serving them in more ways than you ever imagined pre kids. Then, you start to grieve the loss of all of the above.