Through a mother’s eyes

It is so hard to watch your children navigate through life as a mother. It does not matter their age when their wings are broken through heartache, mistakes, and the journey called life, you just want to jump in and protect them or fix the problem, but you know you cannot do that because they will never learn the lessons or build their strength. The pain they go through, resounds within our hearts. When the wings of a bird are broken, they are fractured, and they need that care or support, but you cannot handle them frequently or else they will not heal. The same goes for our children, we must accept they will be broken, they will hurt, and they will need encouragement but the best thing we can do for them is allow them to heal and encourage them to fly again. As a mother, we must realize broken wings are meant to heal and when they fly again our pain turns to joy. We want to see our children fly again through a mother’s eyes because when they fly, we know they have the strength to survive.

 

Teens today are having a major identity crisis. Raising three teens, my heart aches for them because even though as a parent you tell them how beautiful they are, or how proud of them you are but the world degrades them in so many ways. Take a look below. Some people say it is because both parents have to work outside of the home, some say the amount of time they spend on social media, others, lack of face to face relationships. The numbers continue to rise through the pandemic. My teens have often have said no one appreciates our thoughts and ideas anymore, we are thrown together with labels and not looked at as a person. Some of their friends were forced to fend for themselves at a young age. How as community of parents build our teens up and get them past the funk they are in? I learned one important thing is sometimes all they want to be is heard. I want to encourage you today if you have teens, take time everyday and engage with them, listen to them, encourage them, hold the accountable, but most of all let them know you love them. Drop your ideas, concerns and ways you have found to communicate with your teen that works.