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While we all do the best we can as parents, there are always opportunities for regrets.
Rather than berating yourself, realize you did the best you could at the time, and there are lessons to learn.
Our view of the past is always shaped by what is happening in the present. Focus on the present.
There’s an old saying that a parent is only as happy as their unhappiest child. Raising kids brings us face-to-face with the past; your child’s present state reflects all that’s come before, and it’s easy to see mistakes, dwell on regrets, and replay that list of should-have-dones. If you’re haunted by parental guilt, berating yourself for things you wish you had never done or could only do over, here are some new ways to look back and be kinder to yourself:
Realize we are constantly recreating our pasts
The past is never fixed; it constantly shifts and is always filtered through the lens of the........