Posted by thuso on October 3, 2005, at 23:46:11 [reposted on October 5, 2005, at 19:10:34 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Breakingthe cycle of abuseWhat do you do different, posted by muffled on October 3, 2005, at 14:51:57
I'm no parent...yet! But I am crossing my fingers for the same thing. I knew as a little kid that I wanted my kids to be raised differently. Yeah, I know that sounds weird, but I wanted to be a mom at 6 years old...according to my mom. I guess that is what happens when at that young an age, you take on the role of a parent in the house. Anyways, all growing up I would find kids my age who I thought respected their parents and other people. I would then intently watch their parents and how they parented my friends. I learned soooooooo much doing that. I still do that even now.
We'll see when I have kids if all that studying stuck or if I catch myself falling into my parents' patterns. Keeping my fingers crossed...that and I'm hoping to marry someone who was raised correctly and knows instictively how to be a good parent. ;-)
It's encouraging to hear of people who had bad parents, yet turned into great parents. :-)
poster:thuso
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