Parenting as a therapist - they say our kids are weird, I'll keep my weirdo

My daughter and her bestie were talking to me about the class bully. She shared a story about how last week she and the bully both failed their spelling tests. The bully told her he wasn't bringing it home because he doesn't want to get in trouble. He told her she shouldn't bring hers home either.

She told me she said, "My parents don't get mad at me about grades because they know I try my hardest. And Mom, his parents getting mad at him is probably why he's a bully."

Being a psychotherapist and a parent is hard because the stereotype is our kids turn out to be weird. She may be weird but it'll be because she has self esteem and perspective. I was so proud.