Unconditional (Parent) Love

      
           One of the most important thing you can teach your child is about love. Despite its flaws, so long as they know that your love is unconditional, then you have succeeded a large part in parenting. I wish my parents had that talk with me: "No matter what you do, I will always love you." It's so precious now, because I really wish someone would tell me that it's okay to be wrong, and it's okay to fail. In fact, it would be so encouraging for them to help me find a way to keep trying, without making me feel guilty that I haven't been able to get back up. I'm not asking anything else of them, since they have given me all the resources I needed to come into this world. The things I have to acquire myself: confidence, success and happiness, now rely on me. It makes childhood so precious, but makes me feel like that part of life wasn't mine. Yes, I lived it, but I wasn't the one who cultivated it to take the next step- that was all my parents' work. It doesn't make the responsibility or mistakes any less on my part, but it does highlight the fact that their guidance has been the main factor to any of my success. Thank you parents, and I wish you knew that my love for you isn't just measured in what I do, but my good intentions as well.