How can you enjoy being a parent?

Love your kids for who they are - instead of converting them to someone you want them to be, or change them into someone who they are not; allow them to be who they really are. When you accept your kids for who they are, as an independent person, then you will truly be a parent, and they will love you for it. When you learn from your own kids, you will be able to be the best parent because that's how you can pay attention to their wants and needs instead of projecting what you want from them When you can share and bond with your kids, you will be able to be the greatest parent because it is what you share that matters in the heart.

How can you enjoy the fruition of parenthood?

Even when all your kids are grown up, when you have love and share with your kids the way you love yourself, they will appreciate you the most, and be the greatest parents themselves. True parenthood is the state of being able to see the wonderful results of your caring and nurturance that you provided for your kids rather than turning them into a product of your own creation because such a creation would be a denial of their own identity and individuality or their true selves. True parenthood is based on the philosophy that the next generation will be better off than you are rather than worse off, so you won't dump your garbage on them even if you are unhappy with your own self. True parenthood is accepting the fact that the next generation will be replacing the old one (as a fact of life), and parenting is the ability to find a replacement for yourself, for the better - that's what future generation is. True parenthood is the ability to see parenting as a journey rather than a destination. Then, you will be able to enjoy every step along the way!

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