The Parenting Exchange

Parenting is not easy and especially as teenagers we can resent those people who parent us. But is there a word that can compliment the exchange and reciprocity between a parent and a child? I talk about how my dad was a pain in the but, and how parenting fails are crucial to who we are and become an opportunity for learning in our lives. I end on the note of how important the ecology of family life is embedded with mishaps and challenges and the fruits of love and the diversity of experience carry us forward in our diverse lives.