Warning: include(/home/afwork/public_html/config.inc.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 81

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening '/home/afwork/public_html/config.inc.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 81

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'nobody'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 82

Warning: mysql_select_db(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 84
Allfreelancework.com
 
REGISTER/LOGIN PRODUCTSEMPLOYERS FREELANCERSFORUMS POST JOBSGRAPHIC DESIGN RESOURCES HELP

 

AllFreelanceWork.com is an 8 year old Freelance Projects Board offering freelancers Freelance Jobs Search, Free Portfolios,& articles. AllFreelanceWork is also a great small business resource for starting a home business & looking for home business opportunities (no scams). AllFreelanceWork is filled with freelance resources, including small business startup tips, self-employment articles, how to start a freelance or small home business, articles about self-employed health insurance offers, promoting & marketing your small business, finding small business & freelance business opportunites for graphic designers, web designers, writers, screenwriters, programmers,artists, editors, & other careers & professions.

Spotlight Freelance Portfolios
Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 223

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 225

Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 227

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 229



Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 233

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 235

Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 237

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 239

New Freelance Portfolios 

Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 250

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 252

Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 254

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 256


Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 260

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 262

Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 264

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/afwork/public_html/articlewahp005sonet.php on line 266

Add Your Freelancer Portfolio

 

AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Search Career Schools

Zip Code:

Subject:

Degree:

Online Campus Both


Home > Articles > WAH Parents >Loving Parent
 
LOVING PARENT
by Sonet

Are you a parent of either young teenagers or "grown-up" children? if so, maybe we can share our views and experiences and give each other valuable advise.

I have for the past 7 years been through hell with both my children, who are now aged 20 and 24.
We went from drugs, sex, raves and all the rest of the unpleasantries that go hand in hand with that.

Now 7 years later I am looking back on all of that and just like a bad nightmare I feel that sometimes it's not over and will never be over and then other times I feel a sigh of relief and think that finally it's a thing of the past.
Why is it, I wonder, that we as parents today, find it so hard to be like our parents were, more parent and less friend?

Is it because we all told ourselves that we will not be like our parents, whom as I look at it now, were great and helped me a lot, and we tried so hard to convince ourselves that we shall be better parents and be friends with our kids, which is not a bad thing, but sometimes the kids need a parent and not a friend.

I found it very hard to be too forcefull with my children and thought it was more important to learn about what it is all about to be a kid today, with all the drugs and things going around so freely. I learnt the hard way about the drugs and told myself that I will not use the tough love aproach, but instead be there for them through it all. Today my children are my best friends and say thank you to me every day for the way I handled everything, but I still somehow feel that I failed as a parent, because if I did it right, would they maybe not ever have gone down that path? They say they would have no matter what I did, and from what I have seen I sometimes think they are right, but I still wish that I could have spared them the agony and heartache.

Today I find myself with 2 adults as my friends, but they still have the capability of minupulating me to a degree that I sometimes wish I wasn't a mother. Do they have that right? My mind says no, but my heart says, just hang in there, this will get better too.

There are so many things that happen to us all during our lives, do you look at it as a challange, something that will only make you a stronger and more objective person, or do we look at it that it is time so throw the towel in and say, no it is your turn to work out through your own problems>
Well I guess, we all ask ourselves this every day and for each of us the answer is different, but whatever it is, I say that tomorrow is another day, face it when it happens and deal with it.

Loving parent
Sonet

You can Contact Sonet at hansjg@mweb.co.za

Please suggest a site here

Elance Freelance Logo

Contracted Work

Billing Orchard
Freelance Billing Help

Graphic Design Portal - Graphics Hub
Graphic Design Portal

Adobe Photoshop Tutorials
Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

sister sites :

Freelance Self-Employed Jobs Directory

Graphics Software Information

All Work At Home Ideas

Tutorials Directory

   
AddThis Social Bookmark Button  
 

All Freelance Work is a freelance jobboard, small business community, consulting business article base, and freelance self-employment business information zone (and also great for people who have home-based businesses). All Freelance Work has been around since 2000 and is the home to over 170,000 freelancers. With 100s of freelance articles and 30,000 registered employers of freelancers, we have helped 1000 of contracted independent professionals find the perfect consulting jobs. Spend some time on this freelance site and see why so many freelancers keep coming back to All Freelance Work day after day. We welcome all self-employed professionals and we welcome all employers looking to hire our independent professionals. (Employers Can Search or Browse for Portfolios from the bottom or top of this page).

CONTACT US ------ ADVERTISERS ------ FAQ ------ ABOUT US ------ PRIVACY POLICY ------ TERMS OF USELinks -----> folios--Adobe Photoshop Tutorials--All Work At Home Ideas--Freelance Jobs --Graphic Designers Resources--All Advertising Online--Artists Helping Children--Blue Sfear--ContractedWork--Family Travel Destinations -- Schools and Learning -- Find Dentists --Web Design Resources -- Graphics Software & Photoshop Tutorials -- Web Design -- Web Designers -- Web Design Portfolio

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FREELANCER - BROWSE THROUGH OUR FREELANCER'S PORTFOLIOS BELOW:

Freelance Graphic Designers Portfolios -- Freelance Animators Portfolios -- Freelance Multimedia Artists Portfolios -- Flash Artists Portfolios -- CAD Professionals Portfolios -- Freelance Copyeditors Portfolios -- Proofreaders Portfolios -- Creative Direction Portfolios -- Freelance Creative Directors Portfolios -- Fashion Designers Portfolios -- Film / Video / Audio Artists Portfolios -- Game Artists Portfolios -- Freelance Desktop Publishers DTP Galleries -- Illustrator and Illustration Galleries -- Free-lance Cartoonists Galleries -- Free-lance Industrial Designers Galleries -- Free-lance Interior Designers Galleries -- Marketing and Promotional Designers Galleries -- Muralists Galleries -- Faux Finishers Galleries -- Free-lance Photographers Galleries -- Powerpoint Artists Galleries -- Free-lance Presentation Artists Galleries -- Free-lance Translators Galleries -- Free-lance Web Designers Galleries -- Writers Galleries -- Journalists Galleries -- Contracted Web Developers Galleries -- Database Developers Galleries -- Contracted Web Copywriters -- Web Animators Portfolios -- Contracted IT Testers -- Contracted Tech Trainers -- Programmers Portfolios -- Contracted IT Networkers --Database Programmers -- Contracted Tech Writers -- System Administrators and Admins --Engineers -- Contracted Data Processors -- Contracted CPAs -- Contracted Accountants -- Financial Planners -- Contracted Bookkeepers -- Contracted Lawyers and Attorneys -- Financial Analyzers -- Investors -- Contracted Legal Assistants -- Contracted Paralegals -- Contracted Managers and Strategists -- Contracted Analysts -- Contracted Brand Strategists -- Contracted Customer Service Agents -- Contracted Business Development -- Self-Employed Advertisement Managers -- Self-Employed Marketers -- Self-Employed Sales -- Media Buyers -- Self-Employed Web Promoters -- Self-Employed Public Relations Agents -- Self-Employed Architects -- Self-Employed Engineers -- Event Planners -- Self-Employed Musicians -- Self-Employed Politics Advisors -- Recruiters -- Self-Employed Scientists -- Self-Employed Coaches and Trainers -- Entertainers -- Self-Employed Fitness -- HR Human Resources -- Self-Employed Real Estate Agents -- Self-Employed Retailers -- Self-Employed Trainers -- Self-Employed Data Administrators -- Self-Employed Transcriptionists -- Virtual Assistants

All website design, text, graphics, selection and arrangement thereof, and software are copyrighted works of AllFreelance, © Copyright 2000v- 2007.