And Even God Has the Devil: Navigating the Journey of Parenting

The Devil You Don’t Know

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Have you ever spent time with your adult children that reminded you of the bittersweet parenting journey? Well, that's precisely what we experienced, and it sparked an insightful conversation about our parenting journey, from the challenges of raising kids to the complexities of allowing them to grow and make decisions independently. We found ourselves reminiscing about the old times, notably our middle son's eighth-grade graduation, a perfect anecdote about balancing parental control and setting healthy boundaries.
Have you ever found yourself being a little too involved in your children's lives? This meddling, or enmeshing as we call it, can seriously affect their growth into independent adults. Drawing from our personal experiences, we delve into this concept of meshing and how it creates a form of codependency within families. We walk you through the importance of setting boundaries and lovingly accepting our children's differences.
Parenting is not always a bed of roses; we learned this the hard way with the wild vaping incident in our house! But from each fiasco, we've improved at maintaining our authority while keeping the family dynamics healthy. We discuss the complexities of navigating the 'values gap' between us and our adult children and share our insights on handling these situations with compassion and understanding. We promise you'll find some golden wisdom as you join us on this journey of laughter, learning, and parenting grown-up kids.

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1. And Even God Has the Devil: Navigating the Journey of Parenting (00:00:00)

2. Raising Kids, Letting Go of Control (00:00:08)

3. Navigating Parental Control and Boundaries (00:11:35)

4. Boundaries and Enmeshed Families (00:20:21)

5. Parenting Boundaries and Family Dynamics (00:25:25)

6. Effects of Enmeshed Families and Solutions (00:31:44)

7. Loving and Accepting Children's Differences (00:35:27)

8. Family Mishaps and Life Lessons (00:39:54)