Here's the deal,

pronounced DILL at my house...or at least by me and made fun of by kids...I am a true mama bear... ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you that you do not mess with my kids.  Of course, nobody likes the parent that says, "my kid would not do that!" and I am not that kind of parent... My children have been taught to hold themselves accountable for their choices.  Celebrate when you make the choice that helps you succeed and kick yourself in the pants when you make the choice that landed you in warm or hot water... Take note that I did not say "make a mistake"  I treasure the person I have become because of choices I have made in my life that others would call mistakes.. Those choices have made me a better person, a person that recognizes when to serve others and when to keep my nose out of others' business... I feel that I do not have the right to have an opinion about another's way of life and on that same note- you do not have the right to have an opinion about mine.  Free agency is a gift, one that was given to me, to do with- as I see fit- not you.  I choose to know that I am not perfect and that I am enough.  Trying for perfection = unhapiness.