We're all growing up

II may be outing myself as a fool here. It wasn’t until I became a parent that I realised something.

As my parents were raising me they were still growing up. I was growing up, they were growing up. Even now, they’re still growing up.

Learning about the world, learning about themselves and the people around them. Dealing with their emotions. Facing challenges and adapting.

While raising my kids it became apparent that I didn’t just need to help them grow and develop. I had to keep growing up too.

In hindisght this seems obvious. We’re not in a state of statis. We don’t become an adult and that’s it. We’re always changing and faces new challenges because of those changes.

Yet how often do we think about this? Not just in parenting or being parenting, but with all our dealings with people. In our relationships, at work, communicating with those around us.

No one is “finished”. No one is “done”, but do we act that way? How often are we acknowledging, understanding, that everyone (include ourselves) is a messy, evolving bundle of emotions and thoughts trying to get through and learn?