Watching Individuality Unfoldby Kori Rodley Irons | More from this Blogger 26 Mar 2007 01:57 PM I don't know about you, but I find it amazing (and sometimes a bit eerie) when I recognize and acknowledge similarities between myself and my children-or between my children and other members of the family. But, I really have found it amazing and miraculous over the years to watch as my children's individuality unfolds-the way they just seem to be constantly evolving and becoming more and more their own individual people... I imagine it can't be easy to carve out individuality in a large-family of strong-willed people. With three children so close together in age, they've definitely reacted against each other as they've worked at carving out their own space and unique way of looking at the world. I've watched over the years as they've worked to define their individuality in how they've dealt with school, sports, their social lives, opinions, religion and all sorts of interests, likes and dislikes. I have to admit that just when I think I've figured out just "who" someone is and what they stand for-it all seems to change. I guess that's to be expected from the bumpy process of growing up. One of my children was recently telling me how much they hated it when one of their personality traits or actions gets "claimed" by a member of the family. As in, "That's exactly what Uncle George would have done." They are all at an age where they want to think that they are completely original creations and they there is absolutely nothing that they have in common with any boring old person (especially me). And while I can surely see similarities and make comparisons, I can also see how very unique and original they are all turning out to be. It's such a strange process, this parenting and watching our children grow up and change-the older they get, the more I understand how they've been their own individual little creatures all along. See Also: Letting Our Kids Be Different From Us and Do You Know Where Your Teenagers Want to Go In Life? Learn more about Kori Rodley Irons  Bio has been removed by administrator Relevantparenting tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Discuss this article
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