It is a gift to be a parent. It is true when they say children do not get to choose their parents. So as parents, they cannot choose the children that will come into their lives. Therefore, being parents is a responsibility and most importantly a privilege. We often raise our kids based on how we are brought up. Lines like "I will not do this when I have a kid", "I will provide this since I could not have it when I was young", "I will let my child learn as how I learned", and so much more. Along the way, we, as parents, tend to forget that we are not raising a version of ourselves we wished we had, but instead we are raising a whole new person who will one day make their way into the world we live in. All we could really do is guide them as they grow. There are times we could stick to learnings of the past and there are other times we need to align with the modern world. There is no manual in being a parent. It can be the hardest and the most challeng...