I am always learning lessons about the hands-off approach.
Latest -- my DD 1 was really angry at me this morning. Since my kids are all anemic (hereditary), I put in a family rule that no kid is allowed to be a veggie or vegan until the age of 18. So DD 1 decided to go full vegan right before her 18th birthday (tomorrow). I teased her some, and warned her a lot about how careful she needs to be to get the proper iron and essential amino acids, so she decided I wasn't being supportive enough and was attacking her for being a vegan. Not even what I thought was proper fatherly advice was OK, esp. since I used to teach about 1 class a year on nutrition, and I would go into great detail in that class about how to get the proper mix of amino acids without eating meat (for example rice and beans gives the full compliment of essential amino acids).
Blah. I need to be a lot more hands off and a lot more supportive. Maybe this will turn into a support group on how not to over-parent. First lesson is to watch Trophy Kids.
Latest -- my DD 1 was really angry at me this morning. Since my kids are all anemic (hereditary), I put in a family rule that no kid is allowed to be a veggie or vegan until the age of 18. So DD 1 decided to go full vegan right before her 18th birthday (tomorrow). I teased her some, and warned her a lot about how careful she needs to be to get the proper iron and essential amino acids, so she decided I wasn't being supportive enough and was attacking her for being a vegan. Not even what I thought was proper fatherly advice was OK, esp. since I used to teach about 1 class a year on nutrition, and I would go into great detail in that class about how to get the proper mix of amino acids without eating meat (for example rice and beans gives the full compliment of essential amino acids).
Blah. I need to be a lot more hands off and a lot more supportive. Maybe this will turn into a support group on how not to over-parent. First lesson is to watch Trophy Kids.