http://wisdomworkerblog.com/2008/08/04/family-matters-you-turned-out-just-like-me/ Wisdom to manage today's aging and multi-generational workforce Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://wisdomworkerblog.com/2008/08/04/family-matters-you-turned-out-just-like-me/#comment-70 Katie Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:59:36 +0000 http://workforcetransitions.wordpress.com/?p=117#comment-70 I had a parent like Bill who was really working hard for his family and therefore wasn't with us very much. I know, in my youth, I misunderstood his absence and would urge children to reconnect with absent parents once they've grown. I think you learn greater empathy as you grow older that you might lack in your youth. I also had a parent who was absent because she wanted to be and I think I misunderstood this as well. I would have interacted with my parents very differently had I spent the time to connect with them as adults instead of just discounting them as parents. I had a parent like Bill who was really working hard for his family and therefore wasn’t with us very much. I know, in my youth, I misunderstood his absence and would urge children to reconnect with absent parents once they’ve grown. I think you learn greater empathy as you grow older that you might lack in your youth. I also had a parent who was absent because she wanted to be and I think I misunderstood this as well. I would have interacted with my parents very differently had I spent the time to connect with them as adults instead of just discounting them as parents.

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