It has been said that when we become a parent starts even before conception, it begins at the idea. For some though, the journey to being a parent happens much later in the child’s life cycle. Accepting the responsibility of another persons life, health and well-being is the biggest commitment there is. But, when we aren’t yet fully committed to our own life, health and well-being, it becomes in insurmountable challenge to offer this lacking force within us to others. From my own experience, I don’t think my father actually ever accepted his role as parent fully, it never became a full expressed experience for him. Mainly because he had not figured out how to support himself adequately- how could he be able to that for others? Mothers who are using opioids during pregnancy face this challenge- support for parents in times of need, at whatever stage of the parent cycle they are in, so that they can be the best versions of themselves for their children.
Oppositionality and Counterwill
Here is an interesting perspective on oppositionality and counterwill. All behaviour is communication. What is opporsitionality and counterwill trying to communicate? There is a voice that needs to be heard. https://drgabormate.com/preview/scattered-minds-u-s-scattered-chapter-twenty/