All parents around the world know very well how important it is to be there for their children. This premise travels almost unchanged across the globe and through nearly every culture. But it is no less true that, as parents, our commitment is to what benefits our children. Personally, in my case, I live a divided decision: being my daughter’s number one fan in her favorite sport, which is dance, while at the same time being the mother who is there to correct her and push her to be even better. Life is a collection of opportunities. We parents see the talent in our little ones, but it is also our challenge to help them discover it and watch them bloom.
For this reason, I decided to write this post. My daughter is a girl who, as long as I can remember, has loved dancing, choreography, and above all team sports. I always knew it. This girl is going to be a dancer. I also remember trying to start her in the most classical ballet, but that story is harsh, elitist, and honestly, at that time I did not have enough money or time. I confess that, as a mother, it is a pleasure to see how, hand in hand with talent, her effort bears fruit. She is the best in her class and one of the most outstanding students in her entire dance academy.
It took me a very long time to understand the role that I, as a mother, needed to hold for my daughter. Because that is what it is about. The real goal is to be our children’s support. And sometimes, what is best for them, just to give one example, is discipline or high expectations. Let this be clear. I am not talking about unjustified or excessive pressure. No. I am talking about knowing your child’s potential and being by her side when she herself believes she cannot do it or when fear takes over her decisions. Fulfilling this mother friend duality, as I define it, is one of the most remarkable and enriching experiences I have had in my life.
Never leave your children alone or feeling inferior or unsupported. I myself have witnessed what abandonment and poor decisions by some parents can cause in children. I have seen talent wasted into absolute nothingness because there was no one in the stands cheering for you and telling you how much they love you. There will never be a better investment than being there for them, for our little ones. I will never tire of repeating this message, and I believe, dear Hivers and parents in general, that when you doubt whether to be there for your children in everything, never hesitate. Always choose them.
I develop this post within the context of sports or extracurricular activities, and based on my experience as a mother. We can witness true athletes, or future professionals in sports, art, or culture, with the right support. Not only in terms of intentions or feelings, but in effort, discipline, support, challenge, and demands grounded in fairness and respect. It is often said that success does not have a single formula, and that is true, but there are always certain steps and pieces of advice that make reaching the goal, that our children be fulfilled, happy, and healthy, more attainable.
As a mother, I will only insist that you always be there for them. That on the darkest and hardest days, and there will be such days, you gather strength from wherever you can and still be there for them. Children are a miracle, a joy, a blessing that not even a thousand poets could describe. In that sense, let us love them, care for them, and show love and companionship as best we can. No one has the absolute truth, there is no single way to help them, so I only advise and respectfully ask that you be there for them, always. I swear to you, it is worth every drop of effort.
