Soap Box Postscript

I just wanted to add to my rant last night that my husband and I are well aware that we are highly imperfect parents. We have made mistakes, and will make mistakes, with our kids. The last post may have sounded a bit arrogant, as if we are expert authorities in the matter of medicating vs. not medicating. Actually, we have so much to learn, and our kids know it too! We most certainly have had bad parenting moments when you think your kids will never forgive or forget, but we know that in the grand scheme of things, as we continue to admit our weaknesses and ask forgiveness, our children will learn that life isn't about perfection, or hiding our issues. Life is o only lived at its fullest when we live authentically. Hopefully they will see that we need grace as much as they do, and that our deep love for them keeps us seeking the best we can provide for them as they are growing up, not so much materially, but rather emotionally, educationally, and spiritually. I think they call it character building.