I was browsing my Facebook news feed the other day when I came across a post by an acquaintance and in that post she was praising her son for being an above-average helper. Nothing wrong with that, it’s good to give your kid props and support, even if they’re too young to read it. She also has an older son, and in the same post she said “I may have screwed the first one up, but I think I’m doing okay this time around.”
Immediately my jaw and the keyboard were hanging out. I mean, I understand that some parents have difficult times with their kids, and maybe they do see one kid as better than the other. Is that wrong? I don’t know. Is that wrong to put out on a public forum? In my opinion, Yes.
We’re our children’s biggest cheerleaders. Even when they’re our biggest nightmares. We’re there to pick them up every time they fall, make them feel that it’s okay to screw up as long as you learn something from it. This is one of my biggest frustrations with parents out there, those that cut their children down instead of lifting them up. Yes, maybe one child is better behaved than the other(s) but does that give you the right to show obvious favouritism?