[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]She looks at me as if I took away her world.<\/p>\n
Her eyes were full of rage.<\/p>\n
As most of you know, I have a teenager in the house. My lovely bonus daughter.<\/p>\n
A few nights before, I had an incident where I took her iPad out of the room before she went to sleep.<\/p>\n
And the reaction was: “What? Why are you taking my iPad away from me?”<\/p>\n
Her emotion went all over the place!<\/p>\n
As someone practicing mindfulness, I allowed her to fire out everything she needed to say.<\/p>\n
My instinct was to go into a defense mode, but I concurred it. I replied calmly: “The iPad’s battery needs to be charged. And so does your battery! Sleep tight! Your iPad and you will be fully charged the next day.”<\/p>\n
The next day, I was working at the dinner table. My bonus daughter came back from school. She took a chair, sat down, looked at me (without any rage this time) and said \u201cMy response last night was a bit exaggerated.”<\/p>\n
Wow, look at this girl, at 14 years old. She is still a child. This insight that she has right now is something that some people twice or three times her age are not able to get. I think it took me at least 30 years to be able to communicate like that!<\/p>\n
Admiringly looking at her, I said: I am so proud that you were able to reflect on yourself and express this so honestly.<\/p>\n
She expressed herself in such a mature way.<\/p>\n
How amazing is that! I am proud to be part of her life.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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