"Parents who follow the Tao,
never seek to triumph
over their children.
They have no need of winning
to protect their position.
Their position is secure.
Nor do they let their children
triumph over them.
This would harm their children.
Winning and losing
have no meaning
to such parents.
They always find the balance
between too much
and too little.
No one is afraid of them.
They are afraid of no one.
There are times,
especially when they are young,
that we must impose our will
upon our children.
But do so only for their safety.
It is all too easy
to use our size and power
to intimidate our children
and get our way.
This does not teach the Tao."
The way I see it, my children are my triumph. They are my way. Why would I try to best them, or get in their way? For me to intimidate the people I love who have opened my heart the most, challenged me to love the most and be my best, would be a sin indeed.
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