NASA via AP
Can you believe this photo? Talk about getting the bigger perspective on life? This is an actual infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope showing the Helix nebula, a cosmic starlit about 700 light years away.
I just apologized to my oldest child... he is 20 years old. We had a heated discussion yesterday or in other words- a big argument. I jumped in with both feet and made it personal. There I was right in the middle of the emotion and drama and doing everything that I try and share with others not to do...
Well, that is why I do not call myself an expert... because I am learning right next to all you other parents of teens and young adults...
Yesterday was an AFGO- Another Freakin' Growth Opportunity!
Anyway, after an evening where I could rest, focus and GET THE BIGGER PICTURE, I decided to apologize. My apology was honest, heart felt, and it took courage. It only touched upon my part in the problem and I asked for nothing from him.
It is amazing how an honest apology gets behind people's defenses where they can actually listen. I think he listened. I had to leave my ego outside the door.
I think apologizing is a lesson in humility, respect and courage. I hope it makes me more approachable and human to my kids. We actually have a different feeling between us since then... almost like the air has been cleared- or the playing field has been leveled.
So, here's to the Big Eye in the Sky keeping an eye on us parents... We need it.
Anne
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