It’s an odd moment the minute you accept the child you raised from a helpless baby is spreading their wings to fly away. But if all mama birds kept their babies in the nest, there’d be no more birds.
The best way to love an adult child is to speak positivity into them, encourage them to chase their dreams, love them through their mistakes, and ask them the right questions that lead to self correction. It’s not to enable their poor decisions, smother and control them or make excuses for them, but be their biggest fan and be proud that they don’t need you to survive on their own.
To all the adult children out there…you’re an adult. You file your own tax return and have your own car insurance. What you say and how you act may embarrass your parents to an extent, but you’re ultimately building a reputation for your own self that will directly affect you for the rest of your life. Write your own story, set your own goals, and live in a way that is designed to achieve them.
Deeper Than a Puddle 