Helping propel moms & dads of 3 to 13 year-olds to invest in their power-decade of parenting. Father of 3 teenagers and pastor of 20 years turned digital writer.
Two of my favorite movie characters of all time are Red & Andy in the 1994 classic The Shawshank Redemption.
The last 10 minutes are packed with some of the best storytelling & emotional moments I've ever experienced in a movie (did someone say Zihuatanejo?)
When Red discovers that his friend has escaped prison after 27 years in Shawshank, he explains how Andy was able to dig his way to freedom by giving a short geology lesson.
The geology lesson sounds so much richer when Morgan Freeman is saying it out loud than when you read it.
Ask any seasoned parent and they will tell you, that the "pressure & time" effect of raising kids completely changes you as a person.
About 10 years into being a dad, I started realizing how much I had changed as a man. When people would ask about my experience of having kids so young (we had 2 kids before I turned 25 years old) here's what I first began to understand and articulate ...
"I believe God gives us kids so that we don't stay children ourselves."
It can be easy to lose yourself in your particular stage of family and forget that you are growing as a person too. That is a good thing if you'll allow yourself the space to keep growing.
For what it's worth, here are ...
Change and growth are never linear nor are they particularly fun. I know you are different and dare I say better because you have joined the society of parenthood.
In the hard days and the good ones too, I hope you'll reflect on how much it's affected you personally, being a mom or dad.
Could you articulate how being a parent has changed you so far? I'd love to hear anything that you could pinpoint if you wanted to reply back and share with me!
Finley
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By Finley Robinson
Helping propel moms & dads of 3 to 13 year-olds to invest in their power-decade of parenting. Father of 3 teenagers and pastor of 20 years turned digital writer.
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