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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother (or dad) never packed a single nutritious lunch for me throughout my entire childhood. It did not matter one bit. She was busy, working as a doctor for an underserved population, and what I had for lunch meant nothing to her. For breakfast she made sure I had a balanced diet, and for dinner. And I turned out better than just fine. There were many judgmental moms on our block. None with jobs, let alone the hard-core job my mom had, and I am so proud of her for doing all she did with grace and balance. I am now a super fit, Thile, well-balanced, happy and successful (for the most part) adult.

Frankly, in the small community I grew up in, the kids with parents highly engaged in other things (jobs, etc.) as well as parenting, turned out just fine. The multiple suicidal attempts, the two teenage pregnancies, and the eating disorders to the point of hospitalization in our community were all with families with very attentive stay at home parents. I think that is correlation rather than causation, but it is a constant reminder to me to keep an eye on the bigger picture, on what is important to my son and daughter, rather than some of the things I often see on this board. [/quote]

I love this story! A true tale of good-enough parenting.

My mom worked in the budding field of computing in the 1970s. I know she felt bad about not being there in an apron taking cookies out of the oven when I got home from school. But the time alone made me independent, and I’m proud of her for being a pioneer. I work in IT now, too.[/quote]

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