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Originally Posted by jewels
And if you don't mind a little preachiness here. Based on being in the midst of three generations of women in my family, here's what I've learned about parenting.
As long as you're mindful of the mistakes you feel your parents made with you, you can not go wrong. Be strong in your decisions, knowing that you've made them to the best of your ability, working to become a better parent than your own.
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I don't think you were being preachy at all. and I totally agree with you when you said
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Originally Posted by jewels
she "only did the best that she could do".
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That is really all we can expect from ourselves. Each generation did the best they could do at that time, given the information they had from previous generations.
and thank you. A little reassurance goes a long way. That is another topic all together - on how my parents only pointed out the negative, even when I was doing the best I could.