That’s what happens when you’re an overprotective parent

bohemian-minx:

You teach your kids to fear everything. And when they get older, they are too afraid to get a house of their own because they don’t know how to be an adult. They become afraid of making the wrong decisions. You can’t expect your children to act like adults when you’ve protected them their whole life and didn’t teach them what they need to know. You’re either going to raise someone to be insecure and fearful, or you’re going to raise a rebel that walks all over you. Kids need balance. Kids need to be given the opportunity to make mistakes they can learn from. And they deserve a parent that will guide them through it, not for you to put a blindfold over their eyes. I get that you’re trying to help them; You’re not. You have taught your children to rely on you. You didn’t let them make mistakes. Now they don’t even take opportunities if they are uncertain of the outcome.