Self…

It has become apparent to me that parents these days do not give their kids enough free space for self determination.

As a result the kids not only lack the ability to act on their own behalf, they rarely even know what they want.

This lack of self awareness then comes back to haunt us when we accuse them of being, in a sort of negligent way, “self centered”, i.e. unaware of their surroundings and the impact they have on others.

Ironic.