A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
I'm a huge fan of quotes AND Albert Einstein. This quote I love! We all make mistakes...some are simple, some not so much. The ability to take them and embrace and learn from them is what makes them worthwhile!
In parenting, the biggest mistake I've ever made was trying to push my children into things. Athletics, student government, honor society, friends, etc. As they got older (and so did I), I finally realized that they needed to make their own choices and make mistakes. Protecting them from mistakes wasn't going to benefit them, me or the society I want to have them be a part of.
Not always an easy thing to watch your child pursue a path that you know isn't going to end well. Sometimes it's an activity, sometimes it's a relationship. As adults, we have the wisdom to look back at our own choices and know where we could have done things better. I believe that part of being a parent is wanting to shield our child from making the same unwise choices that we did.
I made many mistakes getting to this point in my life. I really can't say that I'd go back and undo too many of them as they helped me to develop into the person that I am today. Character building, I believe it is called :)
We give our children character bricks. When they are small, we help them make good choices and hopefully, show them good choices in our everyday lives. If all goes well, we have laid a solid foundation on which they build. Part of being a parent is knowing that yes, those bricks are going to crack and at times fall apart. We have to help them pick up those pieces and rebuild, all the while assuring them of our support and unconditional love. We want them to move forward and continue to try new things and yes, make mistakes...
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