Happy & Healthy

“Mom, this is what i would do differently with my own kids”

During a little coffee break (or in our case, a tea break), we discuss topics of all sorts at our HQ. The topic this week? What did you miss when you were growing up at home and what would you do differently with your own kids?

After discussing it at work and amongst friends and family, I got some pretty personal confessions. And in all fairness, our parents don’t deserve to be completely crucified so I kept the quotes neutral and anonymous. My mom could be reading along as we speak, you know. Here they are:

“I would’ve liked it if we were more open at home. I’m going to teach my kids that they can talk to me about anything.”

“I secretly always resented my mom for not watching a lot of public service television. I’m convinced that I would be a more developed human being if we had done that more.”

“I wouldn’t treat my daughter as a friend. My mom discussed things with me that would have been more suitable for a friend.”

“My parents were prejudiced towards my friends, which almost made me change the stories I told about them at home.”

“My parents kept it pretty simple in the kitchen. We ate a lot of quick and easy meals and I would give my kids a more diverse menu.”

“I wish my parents had raised me in the city because once I was old enough to move out on my own, I was culture shocked. I was pretty much raised in a bubble and naïve about the outside world.”

“My parents gave me everything I wanted for way too long, and this resulted in me thinking it’s completely normal to always get what you want.”

“I wish my parents made me financially independent at an earlier age.”

“After my parents got divorced, I only saw my dad maybe once a year. I would never do that to my own children.”

“I wouldn’t force my kids to go to church if they didn’t want to go.”

So mom, here you go. Try finding the two quotes that came from me. Good luck.