Sometimes It Is Okay To Quit
"Don't give up." "Just make sure you finish." "Don't stop until you are done." "Don't ever give up." At first glance, these statements are all very true. They all make sense and are important life lessons. In life we should always give our all. We should not go into something with the intention of giving up or halfway completing a task. Kids are notorious for wanting to quit things. They realize doing something they thought would be fun, maybe isn't as fun as they once thought, so they want to quit. They realize their friends are not involved, so they want to quit. As parents it is our job to instill the idea into our children the importance of sticking with something. But I have to wonder if there are times that it is okay to quit. Are there times that it is okay to say "Nope, I'm done"? Are there times that it is okay to say "I quit!" As a mother, I have used the "Don't give...