Here We Go Again... Maybe Not.

We ran into some more incidences that feed our parental neurosis, and I have to say, it’s yet another example of how being a parent who is too involved in their kid’s lives is not always such a good thing, for both parent and child. Sometimes you’re just better off letting things evolve naturally come what may... yeah, right.

A few years back, we had some drama with A’s best friend, YKW, and it was a complete fiasco. These things happen in friendships, and our goal is not to shield our kids from these things since it’s a part of growing up and maturing, not to mention developing resiliency. Even still, it’s hard to watch when your kid is on the receiving end of adolescent vindictiveness. I won’t go into details about the past, but I will say that it seemed terribly unfair, and I think this POV was vindicated by how the current state of our lives. Enough on that.

Now, we have new drama, and this time it didn’t come out of the blue. There are complex circumstances that make perfect sense, especially with young pre-teen girls, so when it started to develop, or at least seemed to develop, it didn’t take us completely by surprise, though again, it’s tough to watch. It was complicated by the holiday break, whereby A had lost contact.

Now we vowed not to internalize things and become too involved, so we sat back and just waited to see how things would be once school started again. Sure, there was some anxious anticipation on our part, but it was unfounded, because once school started and A got back into her activities, she saw her buddies and all was good again. I know this because I was standing there watching it all transpire, and I have to say, it warmed my heart.

Life is so complicated, why do we choose to make it more so? It’s simple, we have no choice in the matter. There is no question that more drama awaits us in the future because that’s just how life is, but for now, all is good, and I’m thankful for that.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to Richard Styles for the pic.