Decision #3: How to Get Along With Your Parents by Sean Covey

Author:Sean Covey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Touchstone

Sometimes they won’t come right out and compare you but they’ll do it in subtle ways: As McKayla put it: “My mom says things about my friends being feminine which implies I’m not.”

If you’re being compared a lot, consider this. First, try not to take it too personally. Just remember how it feels and make a resolution not to do it to your kids.

Second, you may want to make them aware of how you feel. The next time your mom or dad compares you to a sibling, a friend, or a Greek god, say something like, “Mom. Dad. You know what? It really hurts when you compare me to so and so. I’m different from so and so and I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t talk that way anymore.”

We all want to be loved by our parents. I remember being at a party with my younger brother and over-hearing someone ask my dad, “So, which of your sons are you more like?” He said, “Oh, I don’t know. I think I’m more like Joshua.” It made me feel bad, as if he liked Joshua more than me. It was such a little thing. He meant no harm. But it made me realize how much we want to be liked by our parents and not be compared to others.

We all come in different shapes and sizes, but we are all of infinite worth, not to be compared to anyone else. I love how Ruth Vaughn put it:

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