How To Be A Parent

Who knows lol Where do you start- when they are younger you try so hard to mold your little one into the person you wish them to be.  Somewhere along the line they grow up and no longer fit into your mold.  It is not easy teaching, coaching and developing kids into productive young adults.  So often there is a sense of entitlement- that comes with giving your child the proverbial 'world'- sheltering them from harm and keeping them from enduring the dangers of urban life.  So now you've created a suburban nightmare! lol. Little mini me's who throw tantrums- yes teenagers throw tantrums'; and as much as you would like to uppercup them; we still must deal with patience and love.  Not an easy task when your little one is now towering over you; somehow you must still show them who's the boss, and I'm not talking about Rick Ross...I'm talking about US- the parent.  We toil at our jobs, labor at home with a result that is not guaranteed.  So how does one become a good parent? The answer cannot be reduced to any one explanation- good parenting is understanding who's the parent and who's the child and how it all relates to a glass of your favorite cocktail at the end of the day :-)