Yes of course we tend to parent how we were parented, that's why I truly feel like a veil was lifted when I realized we had a terrible and disconnected way of operating. I felt like I was constantly conveying the stress and expectations of some faceless higher up until we said "screw this, we can do better, it's time to let go" one day and became closer to our children too. It's never too late to become close to our children, right? <3
I love this quote and figured you may as well ~ "A gardener does not grow flowers, they give them what they need to grow."