In my prior line of work I encountered a lot of kids, and a lot of parents. So I feel confident in saying this:
All parents screw up some. Nearly all kids are very resilient around small-to-moderate-to-even-kinda-striking screwup, and turn out OK. The sorts of parental screwups that kids are not resilient around are all on the other side of lines that most people find very bright ("it's bad to be bitter, crazy, and alcoholic", "it's bad to constantly compare your younger child to your older in a way that makes it clear he never measures up", "it's bad to have a divorce so virulent you can't even be peacefully in the same room a decade later"). I am not concerned about you ending up on the other side of these lines!
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In my prior line of work I encountered a lot of kids, and a lot of parents. So I feel confident in saying this:
All parents screw up some. Nearly all kids are very resilient around small-to-moderate-to-even-kinda-striking screwup, and turn out OK. The sorts of parental screwups that kids are not resilient around are all on the other side of lines that most people find very bright ("it's bad to be bitter, crazy, and alcoholic", "it's bad to constantly compare your younger child to your older in a way that makes it clear he never measures up", "it's bad to have a divorce so virulent you can't even be peacefully in the same room a decade later"). I am not concerned about you ending up on the other side of these lines!