My Fault / Not My Fault

A few days ago I made an error. A rather human type error. But, an error nonetheless.

See, there is this rather large investment that I made with my time and money for an endeavor that started as something that a kiddo wanted to do. I wanted to be supportive. And I enjoy a good challenge on occasion.

I’ve checked in with this kiddo and the kiddo was still on board! Until the kiddo wasn’t on board. It was upsetting after the investment that has been put in to this. And I pointed out to this kiddo that I was doing this because of them. *cringe*

It dawned on me a couple of hours later what I had said there. At that time I wasn’t by my kiddo. But I sent a message to them. Yes, the idea started because of the kiddo. But, it was my choice to join in on this idea. It was my idea to invest hours in to this. And it was my idea to invest money in to this. So while I’ve requested that my kiddo use this as a learning experience about being staying committed and not making commitments unless you are sure; this was also a good reminder to me to stay in my lane and keep accountability where it belongs.

Tonight I am thankful for chats with my kiddo. I truly hope the kiddo learns lessons from this, as I was reminded of one as well. And I hope that my kiddo picks up on the intentional forgiveness and grace extended to them in this situation with hopes that they grow and remember this. ❤️