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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being too impatient and controlling.[/quote]

+1  For me, one problem with my controlling nature is that I didn't require more self-sufficiency and household responsibilities of my kids because it was easier to do it myself. If I could do it again, I would have given them more responsibilities and let them live with the consequences of not meeting them.

I also regret not working harder to encourage my non-athlete to become more involved with school activities or activities outside of school. He was a rec athlete and involved in one club at school, but when the pandemic happened, his lack of connection hurt him.

This one is still too raw to assess fully, but right now, I feel guilty for spending so much time volunteering at school and in the community when my kids were in elementary and middle school. I still think it was the right thing to do. However, since the pandemic, I wonder whether I should have focused more on my own kids and less on helping others. I'm fairly certain that my kids are not inspired by the work and instead see it as evidence that being a do-gooder is a futile waste of time and that everything I told them about the importance of community and giving back was BS.[/quote]

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