Since when did childhood become a checklist of 'experiences'? We're approaching parenting as if it's some sort of accelerated enrichment course.
Recently, I was reading a blog post about a family determined to pay off their mortgage early. They decided to postpone
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with Disney World. But my mother antennae are starting to go up because I’m detecting that we have a serious cultural problem with FOMO.Since when did childhood become a checklist of “experiences?” We’re approaching parenting as if it’s some sort of accelerated enrichment course and our grade depends on the number of “experiences” we’ve furnished for our children.
But we don’t have to try to pack an entire lifetime of experiences into 18 years. Our job, our real job, is to make our kids feel safe and loved. That’s it.If you want to go on fancy vacations and you can afford it, then do it. It’ll be fun. But pleaseRemember that you are raising children, not building a resume.
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