Naturalle Drea

It’s the last few days of Blogtober 2025! I’ll share a recap on Friday but just so proud of myself!

I did a previous post on navigating the teenager level of parenting but I had another thought. People online have the real audacity and balls to tell other parents how they are parenting wrong and shaming others and telling them how they should raise their kids. Last time I checked, there isn’t a set manual to parenting. I’m still learning and I’m 14 years into this. You do what is best for you and your family.

I don’t get how others have the actual audacity to tell you how to be a patent. Every kid is different and everyone’s experiences are different. What may work for one person may not work for someone else. I know when I had my son and being a first time Mom, you get all the unsolicited advice on what you should be doing, what not to do and so on. It got overwhelming and just did what felt natural to me.

Some advice I did follow and some I did not. I just wanted to make sure my son was mannerable, respectful, kind, has some empathy and uses his judgment to make the right choices and decisions. I also wanted to make sure he knows that his parents are always here to support him and help guide him through life. So far, things are going okay and still have some work to do but we’ll get there.