There's a great deal that we all could use from those around us who love our kids and want to be a positive presence in their lives. We don't always know how to ask for help, nor do we often admit openly when we're in over our heads. That high water mark is different for us all. Some lucky parents might never get there. Others perpetually exist in a place of quiet desperation, and the people around them never suspect a thing, not until they really pay close attention. Sometimes you have to really be watching for it. Most of us won't ask for help very often. Very few of us will ask a second time.
I am a firm proponent of "Learning to ask for help". It's hard. It's embarrassing. It's "admitting weakness".
But...if the alternative is not getting help when we need it most...I'll swallow my pride.
AND...the more you ask, the more you realize there are people who really really want to help...but just don't know how...and don't want to overstep...and don't want to offend.
I am a firm proponent of "Learning to ask for help". It's hard. It's embarrassing. It's "admitting weakness".
ReplyDeleteBut...if the alternative is not getting help when we need it most...I'll swallow my pride.
AND...the more you ask, the more you realize there are people who really really want to help...but just don't know how...and don't want to overstep...and don't want to offend.