I promise

Dear 'deity of choice'... That is scary and so a NOT.

"Drive you insane"... Well congrats to my Ma on 'that'.

Sad

Surely it is ironic and can be taken as such?

Given the ‘mom’, I’m assuming it’s from across the pond and therefore probably not ironic at all.

BTW I do know that ‘mom’ is usual in parts of the U.K., too, but to me the whole thing just has an American flavour.

Very sad.

Came from my Facebook newsfeed (British), I didn't comment that I thought it was bonkers but a lot of people liked/loved it.

Cringe worthy rubbish.

Yes it is Missfoodlove and there's certainly a lot of it on line.

How is any of this love? How can you bring up a child like this and let them go off into the world thinking its OK for their future relationships to be anything like this?

Its just baffling to me. Society has issues

That's just weird

Very Sentimental to give to your child. Not it is stupid rubbish and should be viewed that way.

The first two lines are fine... It's the rest that is cringe worthy.

‘Flip out on you’ what sort of language is that
Definitely sounds like American rubbish to my ears

Good god. What a load of rubbish ! Flip you out what the hell does that mean!

To "flip out on" means to get 'stupid mad'/irrationally angry or over the top dramatic in expression of anger.

BlueBelle

‘Flip out on you’ what sort of language is that
Definitely sounds like American rubbish to my ears

Completely agree BlueBelle. It's just psycho babble drivel.

Daft! Don't think its meant to be serious. Nor do I think it is funny. Psycho babble is a good description.

i prefer Khalil Gibran,

On Children
​
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

​

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

​

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.
​

by Khalil Gibran

That's lovely welbeck.

Now that makes far more sense, thank you for sharing that welbeck

Welbeck Have never seen that before. Wise words. Thanks

Yes - thank you so much for that - I will pass this on to my DD and DSs all of whom have young children - might strike a chord with at least one of them

Ah, welbeck how lovely. thank you.

Welbeck that is lovely and makes much more sense.