In "The Prophet," Kahlil Gibran wrote about the relationship between parents and children. "They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. (Rose, D)" Amazingly the little people that I have been given the privilege to raise are really their own person. I forget this at times when I attempt to mold them into little images of what I think that they should be. Then I wonder why conflict may arise leaving us all frustrated. Just as I belong to myself and allowed to have my own opinions, ideas while being able to express who I am to the world.
Sometimes I forget that because I want the best for my girls that they do have an idea of how they would like to express themselves. We do belong to ourselves learning as we grow, from within, external experiences and from those closest to us! In the end I believe we should all be true to who we are and not what the world expects! I would like them to take from me into the world is hard work, a sense of humor no matter how different it maybe and a sense of style that is quirky!
Reference
Rose, Donna, June 2, 2011. Why did parents keep baby’s gender a secret? Retrieved June 2, 2011, http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/02/rose.gender/index.html
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