About this episode
In this episode, I discuss how some of us Gen X parents need to take accountability for how we may have gotten it wrong with our parenting and how we may have failed or enabled our children and the importance of setting boundaries with our children without feeling guilty. I reflect on the independence and resilience of the Gen X generation and how we may have done our children a disservice by trying to be friends in lieu of parents, giving them more than they needed or deserved, wanting to be so understanding and giving them so much freedom and less discipline which is in stark comparison to how we were raised by our paretns. This may have resulted in a sense of entitlement and a lack of resilience in the younger generation. We see the impacts of always being the safety net for our kids, we didn't teach them financial responsibility and there are negative consequences of enabling children. We should have been setting boundaries, because contrary to what societs says, boundaries are a loving act that promotes independence, resillence, respect, and appreciation. We made our suffering and struggles look too easy. Chapters 00:00 Introduction: Gen X Parents: Failing & Enabling Our Adult Kids 02:22 The Independence and Resilience of the Gen X Generation 03:20 Enabling and the Consequences of Overextending 06:41 Creating a Sense of Entitlement 07:26 The Need to Set Boundaries and Overcoming Guilt 08:53 Being Unapologetic and Authentic in Setting Boundaries SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER VIA MY WEBSITE: https://mumstruetea.com/ KEEP UP WITH MUM'S TRUE TEA: WEBSITE: MumsTrueTea.com INSTAGRAM: @MumsTrueTea FACEBOOK: @MumsTrueTea TikTok: @MumsTrueTeaPodcast THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME MOMS... IT'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING RIDE!