Abandoning your children

This is nauseating.  Talk about selfishness.  "I realized that by being so nurturing, I was in some ways keeping my children from growing to their potential."  so.... I'm going to do the opposite of nurture them and leave them.

I do agree, that if we neglect ourselves we may become in denial and think we're giving our children what's best for them, but we aren't.  It is important to evaluate who you are and what you need in order to be the best influence on your children.  I am amazed that she felt she needed to go to such an extreme.

She says in this interview "whoa, I did that thing that I didn't want to do.  Which was give up my life for someone else."

From my understanding, that is the true definition of love.  So it baffles me that she thinks she's being a better mother for her children by loving them less.  It's selfishness and nothing else.  SELFISH!  This makes me want to nurture my children even more and show them how, even though they may fail me, I will always love them and ALWAYS be here to give to their needs.  I am unable to love them in my own strength, because I, too, am selfish.  But how blessed I am to have the help of our Almighty God, who has shown us what love truly looks like, and helps us love like Him.

I am truly nauseous right now.  I feel so sad for our world.  For the lies we believe.  We need to spend some serious time in prayer, asking God to show us how to best LOVE our neighbors.  Not just our husband, or our children.  Sometimes it isn't the way we idealize love to be, but I am positive it is always defined as selfless.