I feel foolish in retrospect for not considering some advice given to me by my parents and grandparents. Things change from generation to generation, and it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing they don’t know anything about our generation. The real lesson we seem to never grasp as young people is how to deal with life’s challenges and setbacks. And that’s generation-agnostic.

When I noticed my kids behaving just like I was in the past, I started each piece of advice with, “Do whatever you see fit with this information; I’m just telling you what happened to me”. Believe it or not, that made them at least pay more attention to whatever I was explaining. Only time will tell if it actually worked or not.

Have a lovely week.