I grew up in an ecosystem of tough love — the school of hard knocks —and I am thankful for it.
I grew up in a competitive ecosystem (why aren’t you more like so and so? They are a good kid), and I am truly grateful for it.
I recall the first time I was exposed to an easier-going ecosystem.
An ecosystem void of judgment, conditions, trite traditions and perpetual hierarchical competition. It felt like heaven to me, and I knew then and there the type of home I wanted to create for my children.
I want to raise my child so that they know nothing they do or say can change my role, love, and respect for them.
This commitment was not a short order. It was a really tall order (almost a venti). One I wake up every day vowing to meet and continue to commit to, but, man oh man, it sure challenges your unhealthy normative assumptions, actions and analogies.
But do you know one valuable thing I have learnt on this journey to creating an ecosystem…
