What I have experienced, and experienced repeatedly, is the silence of God. For many years, this was a distressing matter for me. I did not consider it an experience, but the absence of an experience.
James P. CarseRead
True parents do not see to it that their children grow in a particular way, according to a preferred pattern or scripted stages, but they see to it that they grow with their children.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True parents prioritize their children's growth alongside their own, rather than forcing them into a predetermined mold.
This quote emphasizes the importance of a nurturing and adaptive parenting style. It suggests that rather than imposing their expectations or desires on their children, true parents engage with them in a mutual growth process, respecting their individuality and allowing them to develop in their own unique ways.
Themes
ParentingGrowthNurturingChildrenDevelopment
In practice
Example use cases
In a parenting workshop, this quote can be used to highlight the importance of adaptability in parenting styles.
More from James P. Carse
All quotes →A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.
James P. CarseRead
To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.
James P. CarseRead
Similar quotes
My father and mother had no sense of entitlement for their children.
Seamus HeaneyRead
It seems like just yesterday my son was hiding under the table to avoid reading. Now, he's writing books longer than mine!
Rick RiordanRead
If I do my job well, then God will smile on my offspring and on their offspring. I'm sure my father is seeing a blessing in me.
Marvin GayeRead
You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow they will be a little bigger then they are today. This day is a gift. Breathe and notice. Smell and touch them; study their faces and little feet and pay attention. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today mama. It will be over before you know it.
Jen HatmakerRead
I am technically "boss" of the family which I am carrying along-but I am grateful to know that it is only technically - that the real authority rests on the other side of the house. It is placed there by a beneficent Providence, who foresaw before I was born, or, if he did not, he has found it out since - that I am not in any way qualified to travel alone.
Mark TwainRead
[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It's huge and scary-it's an act of infinite optimism.
Gilda RadnerRead