tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post7689205039737557882..comments2024-03-29T09:24:33.132-04:00Comments on Creekside Cottage: How We've Helped Our Kids Become Their Own PersonDeanna Rabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946588895797307347noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-43625915746906050812018-10-28T20:19:27.344-04:002018-10-28T20:19:27.344-04:00Good for you! You've obviously done a great j...Good for you! You've obviously done a great job! ❤️Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-79734614678737803402018-10-24T07:32:03.585-04:002018-10-24T07:32:03.585-04:00From Kim (because I accidentally rejected her comm...From Kim (because I accidentally rejected her comment)<br /><br />What a wonderful heartfelt post, Deanna. I would like to think that we're raising our children in much the same way, the way my mom raised us. We talk a lot, we spend a lot of time together and we've developed a wonderful bond and friendship. I hope as they head into adulthood, it continues to be the same type of relationship I had with my own mom. <br />Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-58495268440877574902018-10-23T11:24:45.317-04:002018-10-23T11:24:45.317-04:00I think it takes a good deal of wisdom to know whe...I think it takes a good deal of wisdom to know when each child is ready for more freedom . . . and it can be different for different children. But I agree that it is a necessary process! I often think about your and Tim's philosophy of "We are raising adults." If we don't allow our children to <i>be</i> adults, then we are preventing them, as you say, from being who God has created them to be. Good thoughts here! <br /><br />I loved hearing about "what it looks like." I can relate to much of that! Never the same . . . always changing . . . learning to be available . . . doing the next thing . . . lofty conversations and ideas . . . everyday conversations and ideas . . . Cheryl https://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159257200454865972.post-5372305847620485712018-10-23T10:52:38.565-04:002018-10-23T10:52:38.565-04:00There is a lot of wisdom and encouragement in this...There is a lot of wisdom and encouragement in this post. My husband and I are empty nesters and our three sons each live less than an hour's drive away from us. We are able to see them regularly, but they are definitely independent with their own lives. We, too, parented with the end goal in mind of our children becoming mature adults. It seems like that is not the focus as much as it was when my parents were raising children. It's wonderful to be an adult friend to your kids.Miss Dishywoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794780623279029363noreply@blogger.com