Raise ya hand if you were a strong-willed child?

Who needs prayer from raising a strong-willed child?

Hasan and I were both called this as children. We doubt anyone is surprised by this! I remember my mother saying to me, “I’m going to break you.”

As an adult, I understand how diminishing this was, but she was at her wit’s end. Hasan tells stories of how his mother tried and tried with him. One of the mistakes many parents make is assuming all children learn from the mistakes of others.

Did you learn the value of a dollar until you earned one yourself and it was lost, taken, or wasted?

Remember you learned skateboarding was not for you after you broke your wrist?

How many of you had 2-3 businesses before you discovered the one that is your “BABY”?

Basically, you learned it on your own.

I know I had to see how quickly my hard-earned cash could go before I understood to hold on to it like a rollercoaster ride.

Allow your child to learn through experiences versus through what you tell him or her to do. This will also help you keep your cool as you’re no longer trying to enforce a rule. You’re offering and overseeing options.

You have an experimental learner. Today, I’ve learned the wisdom of listening to others, but as a child and teen, I had to see it for myself. As for Hasan…SMH. Just know he was his own man before he was a man!

I recall my mother saying to me, “You don’t have sense enough to be afraid of nothing.” I surely have my fears. The first one is God. After that, the list has gotten shorter as I’ve aged! Momma wouldn’t be surprised!

As a married couple, one of our worst arguments to date occurred when our headstrong personalities met for the first time. Lemme tell ya, the introductions did not go over well. We learned we have to manage this part of us better.

Together, we can be highly flammable. And it ain’t worth burning down good love.  With that being said, we pray this reaches anyone who needs it today.

See ya soon,

Hasan and Naaila