Several times over the last few months my 14 year old daughter has surprised me with imparting seemingly sage words of advice. It's no secret that she is mature beyond her young years, as a lot of children from broken homes or of parents with disabilities often do as a way of coping. I was just surprised to hear such untainted and honest points of view coming from her when her life has been turned upside down. She has such a grounded perspective that I am now listening more to her than other parents might their own teenagers.
As adults we have been through a lot more than our teens have, however, we most likely have not adjusted completely from the lives our parents provided us to what the world at large has shown us in terms of knowing the truth of any given situation. Even though our parents offer us a two point perspective on life, it was solid and unmarred by the world's diversity and plethora of 'gray areas' that can confuse even the most scholarly. But I'm not talking about religion or politics. What I mean is the basic truth about oneself.
To thine own self be true. It sounds so easy but when you have had so many experiences in your life, you tend to confuse what you believe with what has happened to you which challenge those views. Sometimes it takes an outside source to wade through the confusion and remind you of what has always been there the whole time. It's like you had the ruby slippers all along but didn't know it. So my daughter has been reminding me to click my heels together to remember what home means to me, what I mean to me. Life is so much simpler to children.
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