tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993875912325356887.post3671302837759824027..comments2023-11-02T04:33:42.226-07:00Comments on AZ Mom of Many Hats : Letting Them Go and Watching Them FlyAngie Mozilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934039397414210531noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993875912325356887.post-80766449257762346912011-11-26T20:34:10.848-08:002011-11-26T20:34:10.848-08:00Gracefully Yours, Thank you for the luck wishes. ...Gracefully Yours, Thank you for the luck wishes. They are beautiful when they soar. <br /><br />Amy - I know what a good parent you are - your affirmation means a lot to me! :)<br /><br />Bruce - yes... they do fly sooner when we open up the airspace - and let them be their own life pilots! I thing our kids would be great friends :).<br /><br />Alank1 - Yes - our job is to nurture and equip them with the tools they will need to be productive and successful in life. Then we launch them into the world, and they man the sails!Angie Mozilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934039397414210531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993875912325356887.post-57654916525775647842011-11-26T11:37:14.917-08:002011-11-26T11:37:14.917-08:00Thanks for your affirmation that parenting is abou...Thanks for your affirmation that parenting is about nurturing, not protecting (as many parent seem to think). As Kahlil Gibran said, Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself.<br />It's amazing how strong they become when we are have a purposeful role. Gibran said, <br />You are the bows from which children as living arrows are sent forth.The archer, their maker sees the mark on the path of the infinite and, He bends you with all His might that His arrows go swift and far.alankay1http://www.alankay.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993875912325356887.post-57723552009011679992011-11-24T06:46:26.350-08:002011-11-24T06:46:26.350-08:00A good parent - as YOU are - teaches their childre...A good parent - as YOU are - teaches their children to be independent. That independence means we "lose" them a lot sooner than the helicopter parent. Good for you, Angie...and your daughters are all the better for their mom! I know a couple of great boys we could introduce the younger two, too - who are also a senior and freshman in high school!Bruce Sallanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970920755093918293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993875912325356887.post-68442130142350622302011-08-28T08:05:26.666-07:002011-08-28T08:05:26.666-07:00Very nice. The hardest part for me was to let them...Very nice. The hardest part for me was to let them "learn" from their mistakes and not to say "don't do that..." Experience is the best teacher, but we have to be around if they have problems. Even if we know they goofed we need to remember not to say "I told you so".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127166446868895483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993875912325356887.post-74674288690268264102011-08-18T08:34:30.686-07:002011-08-18T08:34:30.686-07:00Around the time we got married my husband and I st...Around the time we got married my husband and I started talking about exactly what makes a good parent. We both had our little particulars, but we overwhelmingly agreed on one thing: The primary duty of a parent is to enable their children to eventually survive and thrive without them making every decision for them. It is why we allow our child to take minor risks and practice decision making, all to prepare him for when he really is in charge. You have done that with all three of your little hats. Your eldest little hat has passed her training and it is time to put it to practice. You have done a beautiful job with her and your other girls. God is watching, and protecting, and will be healing the hole in mama hat's heart!Amy is a Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02183743175085078424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1993875912325356887.post-39584551629043812922011-08-15T05:57:26.777-07:002011-08-15T05:57:26.777-07:00It's never easy letting go and sitting back. W...It's never easy letting go and sitting back. We want to hold our children's hands long after they want to let go. I always try to sit back and watch them spread their beautiful wings proud that they allowed me to be part of their lives.<br /><br />Good luck to all of you with your next set of milestones.GracefullyYourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072517328564842766noreply@blogger.com