LIFE IS A WALK. EACH DAY WE TAKE STEPS. OUR TOMORROW IS DETERMINED BY THE STEPS WE TAKE TODAY. WHEN MY CHILD LEARNED TO WALK, HE DIDN’T GET VERY FAR WITHOUT FALLING. HE FARED MUCH BETTER IF HE REACHED UP AND TOOK MY HAND OR HIS FATHER’S HAND. WE WERE ABLE TO GUIDE HIM AWAY FROM DANGER AND GET HIM SAFELY WHERE HE NEEDED TO GO. BUT SOMETIMES HE QUICKLY HEADED OFF WITHOUT OUR HELP….
OCCASIONALLY WE ALLOWED THOSE THINGS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE WE WANTED HIM TO EVENTUALLY LEARN TO WALK WITHOUT OUR ASSISTANCE…
OUR GOAL WAS ALWAYS TO PREPARE HIM FOR THE DAY WHEN HE WOULD NO LONGER NEED OUR HELP. AND WE WERE THRILLED WHEN WE FIRST SAW HIM EXPERIENCE THAT JOY OF FREEDOM FOR THE FIRST TIME.
This reminds me of what we, as parents of teen addicts, are still going through. I believe we are taking all the steps we can to save our kids from danger and get them to the place where they are able to stand on their on and BE FREE with the help of PSST!!!!
Words of WIsdom ~ Found by Daisy, A PSST Mom
Posted by:Sally--Thursday, January 06, 2011
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Sally, I think that is a very good analogy in may respects.
The major difference between us letting them venture off on their own without our help is the risks. As toddlers, it would be a bump or bruise or hurt self-esteem. Now, it could be jail, hospitalization or death.
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