The article discusses the author's struggle to balance love and responsibility in parenting, especially due to a back injury that necessitates teaching their son independence. Gradually introducing tasks like folding laundry, cooking, and cleaning has proven ineffective without consistent reinforcement. The author acknowledges the pattern of doing things for the son, realizing it hindered his ability to manage responsibilities. Emphasizing that learning these skills is rooted in love, the author is committed to ensuring their son can take care of himself and his family in the future.
Without reinforcement, my son's chores didn't become habitual. Unless I asked him to do these things for himself regularly, he wouldn't learn how to do them well enough.
I always ended up compromising with him, and we'd both pick up half of his things. I didn't fully realize how much of a disservice this was.
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