Your idea that we learn by being parents is so true. I had a great childhood, but being a father gave me a chance to avoid mistakes in my own upbringing.
At age three. I cried because I couldn’t read. I was a voracious read-to-me child.
My dad had only finished 3rd grade and my mom had stopped in the 6th. Nobody considered teaching a 3 year old to read.
When my daughter was only two, I hired a 1st grade teacher to tutor her. She taught my daughter (and my wife and me) The Letter People. My daughter was able to pick up a book and read for pleasure when she was still only two.
At age five, when she started Kindergarten, her reading level was 4th grade. I read to her every night, but she could read to her baby sister when I was sleeping.
Props to you! I could never become a father for fear of treating my children like how I was treated. You're really strong for taking on the process while already having kids, and even better--when it's not too late, and they've moved out and ceased contact (like I and countless others have). Keep up the great work!
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Very well written! Thank you.
Your idea that we learn by being parents is so true. I had a great childhood, but being a father gave me a chance to avoid mistakes in my own upbringing.
At age three. I cried because I couldn’t read. I was a voracious read-to-me child.
My dad had only finished 3rd grade and my mom had stopped in the 6th. Nobody considered teaching a 3 year old to read.
When my daughter was only two, I hired a 1st grade teacher to tutor her. She taught my daughter (and my wife and me) The Letter People. My daughter was able to pick up a book and read for pleasure when she was still only two.
At age five, when she started Kindergarten, her reading level was 4th grade. I read to her every night, but she could read to her baby sister when I was sleeping.
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Props to you! I could never become a father for fear of treating my children like how I was treated. You're really strong for taking on the process while already having kids, and even better--when it's not too late, and they've moved out and ceased contact (like I and countless others have). Keep up the great work!
What you are doing for your daughters is priceless! 💕
I love this so much 💜 Being any form of caretaker forces you to question your decisions so deeply. You sound like a wonderful mother.
It is not a divine agenda for a mother alone to take care of her children. It shouldn't be a way of life nor hereditary.