Life Lesson

When I was younger, my siblings and I would constantly fight. Most of the time I would end up hurt and go crying to my mom for help. However, if for some reason my mom was not around I was out of luck because my dad simply said, "You got a problem, solve it."

Throughout my childhood I heard that phrase all the time. When I couldn't find the remote, when I got mad at my siblings, when I didn't have enough money to buy my favorite candy, etc. I got really frustrated whenever I heard it because I didn't want to have to solve my own problems, that's what dad's were for! But now that I'm older I see why my dad would say this. It made me more independent and now when I have a problem, I try to solve it, instead of giving up or relying on others.