Enabling

Just because parenting is confusing, difficult and hard-work, doesn't mean we don't like a challenge now and again.

Both Laura's daughter and mine were utterly wide-eyed with horror and anticipatory mortification when Laura wanted to dye her hair blue.

I freely admit to enabling her by taking her to buy the dye, putting it on for her and rinsing her hair afterwards.

That is what peer-to-peer support is all about.

The sunburn was entirely her choice, though.