In a phone session with Gerald, one of my clients, he expressed to me that he was feeling very sad about his son, Luc. Luc, 29 years old, was not doing much with his life, and Gerald was berating himself for how he had parented Luc.
I should have spent more time with him. I should have motivated him more. I should have been a better role model. I should have been more firm with him. On and on he went, judging himself for how he had been as a parent.
Gerald, I said, Luc is on his own souls journey. Even if you had been a perfect parent and none of us really knows what that means Luc might still be having the challenges he is having.
Really? Wow! That makes me feel much better! I never thought of it that way. Tell me more about what you mean by his own souls journey.
I mean that each of us comes here to learn certain soul lessons. Regardless of how good or bad your parenting was, Luc is on his own journey, making his own choices. You can take responsibility for how you were as a parent, but you cannot take responsibility for the choices he is making for his life.
But I keep feeling that if I had been a better parent, he would not be...
To view and download this full PLR article, you must be logged in. Registration is completely free. Once you create your account, you will be able to browse, search & downlod from our PLR articles database of over "1,57,897+" on 1,000's of niches and 200+ categories without paying a penny. Click here to signup...
