Comments on: Kerrying On: Thanks Mom https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/ VitalSmarts is now Crucial Learning Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Feona https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/#comment-2414 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:06:41 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3037#comment-2414 Thank you for another touching story from your boyhood days. Your words always warm my heart and I look forward to your newsletter. Thank you for inspiring us to become better in all we do.

]]> By: Henry https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/#comment-2413 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:17:35 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3037#comment-2413 Thanks for the encouraging words. Our daughter had to have those type of shoes when she was a baby. Her feet turned in. Yes, she also complained some and it was hard to do, but we had learned from her older brother that there were times we had to be tough and do the right thing even if it hurt them and us in the short term.

Now seeing her as a grown woman, we are glad we did it.

]]> By: Nancy https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/#comment-2412 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:29 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3037#comment-2412 Thank you Kerry.I needed this today . . . on a multitude of levels.

]]> By: ambr https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/#comment-2411 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:40 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3037#comment-2411 Thanks for making me cry at work again! Seriously though, I look forward to my Wednesday newsletter. I have gotten so much value and tips on how to deal with life, and I’ve sent this to many colleagues and friends, including my husband.

]]> By: Jennifer https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/#comment-2410 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:12:28 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3037#comment-2410 Very moving story… Spoke to my heart as I am currently raising a 12 year old daughter and 2 teenage ‘bonus’ daughters and they are pushing my limits to the max. I often question myself when I get hard on them and this kind of story reminds me that kids need direction/guidance and while they might not appreciate it today; one day they will.

]]> By: Joyce https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/#comment-2409 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:26:10 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3037#comment-2409 Thank you for your transparency on this subject. I did my best as a parent (a single one for many years) and looking back, I sure could have done alot of things better. However, my sons all turned out well, in spite of my mistakes. And, I am happy to declare to all who will listen, (and those who will not) they are excellent fathers! I am having so much fun being a grandma – what a redemption this is. Kerry – you are the greatest. Wish I could shake your hand…

]]> By: Terry-Lynn https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/#comment-2408 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:13:08 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3037#comment-2408 Fabulous story! I too could have done a better job with the tough love when I was a parent, yet when I hear stories about my kids’ friends I guess I was tougher than I thought! Looking so forward to the grandmother role….when I can just snuggle, spoil and love all the time!

]]> By: Becky https://cruciallearning.com/blog/kerrying-on-thanks-mom/#comment-2407 Wed, 16 May 2012 12:25:22 +0000 http://www.crucialskills.com/?p=3037#comment-2407 Thank you, Kerry. I wasn’t the perfect parent, and I wish I could go back and re-do it all, but I can’t. So, I’m practicing being a better grandparent, and try to coach my daughters to be better parents than I was. Your story has a very good message, so I am passing it on to them.

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