Full Circle

The bond between parent and child is a complicated yet caring relationship. Both have expectations for each other, a balance of give and take, and most of all equal compromise. For every parent's wish is that their child reach an expected level set for them. Yet, the child wants to reach the level of achievement in his/her own way and in their own time frame. For the parents, they want what's best for them. Who has the correct view? Which side has the better argument?

As the child grows older into his/her teen years, lines of communication are not always connected. For a parent fear, worry, and frustration set in as they realize their child is growing up and trying to find their own identity. Their baby girl is turning into a young woman, and their baby baby is growing up into a fine young man. The patience of both parent and child will be tested, limitations will be set in motion, and the proverbial line in the sand will be stepped over beyond its limits. In retrospect, that is what being a parent is all about. They keep you on your toes and vice versa, for each will be ready for anything that may come their way.

Eventually the teen becomes an adult and with becoming an adult comes great responsibility. A driving purpose in life and become what you always wanted to be and that is a success. As time goes by love will be found, a marriage forged, and children born into the world. Traits and personalities are passed down from generation to generation as the parent sees a little bit of themselves in their child. The out of the blue a realization sets in when giving stern lectures, disciplinary actions, and verbal and nonverbal arguments that you have become your parents. A scary thought as one thinks of it and a thought one never sees coming.

For you see, it's a cycle from beginning to end. A child becomes an adult and then a parent. In the end, as one looks back at the lessons taught, the advice given, the punishments received, and the TLC shared by one's own parents, we realize that it has absolutely come.........FULL CIRCLE.