I regret not having a mother when I was growing up that - in the precise words of my 14 year old daughter - "cared too much" and had taught me the consequences of premarital sex. Maybe then, I wouldn't have been pregnant at 17 and not knowing what to do. Looking back, my now husband and I had only been dating a few months, and didn't really knew what laid ahead. Knowing what I know now, I would have aborted that baby.
Nothing I do is ever good enough, I always seem to care too much, be too concerned about their safety, want too much info about what they're doing, who they'll be with, etc. I always thought that was what a good parent was supposed to look like. My parents never asked questions, and I ran rampant. Now, in the age of internet and Facebook, my kids find it offensive that I am curious enough to know what is on their profile pages so that they aren't being stalked by some creepy internet predator. They think I should be providing the basic necessities of life, and that's it.
That, to me, says I don't care about the welfare of my kids, especially considering they're all girls. My 18 year old thought it was okay to go out on New Year's Eve and text me at 2:30 am to tell me she "was too drunk to come home". I then had to track her down at her boyfriend's house at 7pm because I was worried that I hadn't heard from her all day. She saw nothing wrong with it.
What is wrong with this generation that they don't recognize genuine concern and respect? Do they live in such an electronic age with email, Facebook and text messaging that they don't see when someone is just looking out for their best interests and safety?
Where did I go wrong?
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