I’ve been conscious recently that I quite often tell Flynn to “be careful mate”, and I am worried that I might be being overly protective and that it will have some lasting impression on him.
I don’t think I grew up overly protected. My brothers and I all smashed our front teeth doing one stunt or other. Adam was skating, Sam was playing rugby, and I was attempting something incredibly stupid, but that’s a whole other story…
The point is that I don’t want Flynn to grow up afraid of doing stuff, but at the same time I don’t want him smashing his teeth or breaking an arm and I wonder where the balance is. Do I let him climb up the back of the sofa and jump off worried it is likely to end poorly at some point, but not wanting to squash his enthusiasm and sense of adventure?
These were not questions I ever imagined myself asking, but I have definitely developed something of a protective streak and I’m wondering about the balance between being protective of Flynn and letting him explore and learn for himself as a young guy should.
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