You can experience pain in life, but life is not pain. You can feel sadness or anger in life, but life is not sad or angry.
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It's common to see parents forcing their children to apologize. But without real understanding that apology means nothing, they are just words to pacify, words that create social comfort.
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Now we know that Walter Payton had a difficult road. The details in the tell-all book may or may not all be true, but even if a few of the stories are true, it is clear he had some struggles. But isn’t that OK? Don’t we all have struggles? Don’t we all have times of desperation?
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I didn’t want to pretend that this morning didn’t happen. I didn’t want to sweep this issue under the rug. I am the parent and I am the adult, which means I need to take the lead when it comes to communication.
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My children will hear many untruths in their lifetime and I can't keep it from happening. From the simple to the grand they will hear and experience things that scare them, and I know I can’t be there to unravel all of it.
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