A son’s failure
The trigger for me in this situation was learning that my son had worked very hard to pass an math exam, and he did not succeed. The emotion felt is sadness. There is a sense of heaviness in my heart, and a desire to reach out and hugging, but I am currently traveling so it is hard to do so, I tried to call him but I suspect he needs time and space to digest his own feelings. I wrote him a small message telling him that I understand if he was frustrated and sad and I offered some help when I come back. I recognized his hard work and I told him I love him. I recognized and welcomed my own sadness, and I told myself that he will be fine and that We all need to stumble, and fail occasionally to learn and grow. I have learned and i grew a lot from my mistakes so I can trust you will do the same.
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Thank you for sharing. That’s a great example of a mindful, compassionate, and wise response.
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