18/02/2026
Do you see your own mistakes as an opportunity to grow and just part of the learning process?
Or do you feel shame when you learn something new?
Example of Sydney
Sydney’s Parent: “What are you doing? Why aren’t you rinsing the dishes? How stupid can you be? If you don’t rinse the dishes everything tastes like soap. It’s common sense.”
Sydney thinks “how did I not know that? I’m so stupid.”
Sydney becomes a parent and is faced with many new facts about child development. With each fact Sydney repeats the cycle of shame, feeling “stupid” every time they learn something new.
Does your mind respond with “aha!” Or “uh-oh!” To new information?
How we perceive learning can greatly impact our emotional responses to learning new things about parenting. We can shift the way we see our learning process and give ourselves more grace.
This is from my latest book Love Grows. Available NOW through the link in my bio
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Title: Love Grows: A Collection of Works By J. Milburn