Patti's Parenting Primise number D - nobody is perfect and no matter how hard we try as parents we will in fact make mistakes. An occasional mistake does not a failure make and most mistakes can be corrected.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Most of us are in our late twenties, early thirties before we realize that our parents did the best they could.
So it goes with our kids, too.
and then some is one of my favorite sayings.
Regarding mistakes? True true true.
Da Goddess