Have you seen that Movie with Denzel Washington as a football coach at a newly integrated high-school in Virginia back in the 60s? He tells his peer - when we are soft on our kids - we aren't really making their lives better - "We are crippling them". When our children get out in the real world on their own - no one is going to give a darn about "their feelings or needs". It's up to us parents to teach and instill the lessons they need to deal with life's challenges.
Zig Ziglar had a famous line about being hard on yourself often leads to a better life down the road. (Please excuse my simple attempt to paraphrase Zig.) Well, old Zig was right, wasn't he? If we discipline and teach our children well - maybe their lives will be a little easier. Maybe they will be better prepared to handle life's inevitable hardships.
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