Parenting and being parented are just a part of life. Everyone has someone that shaped their development. Although not everyone wants to be a parent, many will become parents and still others will become mentors, shaping the next generation. So what kind of parenting did you experience? What kind of parent would you like to be if you chose to parent? If you have children, what kind of parent are you? Are you the parent you hoped you would be?

Parenting is not easy. Children come in all shapes, sizes, and temperaments. Some children are easier to parent than others. Parents and mentors shape children into the men and women that they will become, now and in the future. I have said this before and I will say it again. Some people are successful because of their family and parents, and some are successful in spite of them. What will you be, as a parent or just as a human being? This is also a part of being happy, for life.