Comments on: Warrior Pose

By: jfd001

jfd001 — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:07:02 +0000

To push or not to push, that is the question!

Never a simple decision, Only the best judgment with love and with the wisdom one can muster should rule.

By: Greg G

Greg G — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:27:07 +0000

It seems as if you and I had similar childhoods.

We are expecting another boy in late August and we have a son who is 1 and a half.

This is the type of anxiety I will be battling in the future, and I appreciate your opening up about it. It really helps. Thanks!

By: Normando

Normando — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:31:16 +0000

Wonderful piece. I find myself in the same position with my kids frequently — it is tough to find the balance between encouraging your child in the face of reasonable fear and enabling unreasonable fear. There’s similar balances to be struck with discipline, freedom, money, etc.

For me, this line — “There’s a line somewhere here but I can’t see it” — sums up the challenge of being a parent.

By: BronxToCT

BronxToCT — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:04:26 +0000

Jon, your story touched home. While my daughter is now a teenager, I remember those milestone events of camp, school, soccer teams, etc., where you’re caught between trying to protect your child and giving her the chance to grow — even if she’s kicking and screaming (literally) when hand her to a new teacher, put her on the bus to her first sleep-away camp, or drop her off at the field for a tryout. It’s never easy, but the rewards are great. Thanks.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:02:33 +0000

Beautiful piece, J. I can only imagine how much anxiety being a parent is, how challenged you are all the time. I don’t have kids and my stomach was in knots reading this.

Great stuff.

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:34:55 +0000

Jon, thanks for this. Jazz Jr will be 4 in a couple of months and I am constantly wondering about things like this. I so want him to be bold and brave and successful and a “winner” (all the things I was NOT as a kid) but also can’t push him. I’m lucky to have a very cool, calm and collected Mrs. Jazz to help me guide him on the road to adulthood. Couldn’t possibly love anything more than Jazz Jr and the Jazz Princess, and want to try hard to raise them well.

Having said that, if they ever bring home a Kenny G CD I’m throwing them out the house. Ok, slumber time!