I’ve spent a lot of time in the years since I’ve become a mother thinking about generational “issues” that come up in families. How to avoid making too many mistakes by trying to do things differently than my parents (who by the way, did a pretty darn good job, but still, we have different philosophies in some areas).  It’s easy to swing the pendulum too far in the opposite direction. 

I read this blog post which I really appreciated and if you are a parent, I think you will, too.  If you’re not a parent, well I still think it is relevant because we are all a son or daughter.

PS - I forgot to add that the first bit in the post has absolutely nothing to do with what I just talked about so hang in there or just skip down a paragraph or two.