My daughter is a teenager - and like many parents (and many teenagers) - I find myself frustrated by her lack of “go” sometimes.
I was a weird teenager - I was worried about failing. I was worried about “not making it”. I was worried about disappointing my parents. And that manifested as only doing things I could do well - and obsessing about doing. Idle time was (and still is) something I feel guilty about.
“Don’t you have something better to do”
Now, I find myself putting that onto her - “why are you in your phone again?” “Why are you watching TV again?”
Because in my mind, any time spent on the couch is time that could be spent making, doing, building, creating, fixing, or learning.
This image brings this up, because I brought her on this hike. North Fork Mountain is probably the most stunning “per mile” hike in West Virginia. And she was super grumpy about how steep, and how hard. And seemed unimpressed by scenery.
And I have the opinion that it probably can’t be good if it’s too easy.
Am I wrong? Or is she?
Hope folks have a good week.