09/04/2026
There is a version of parenting that looks like love…
but feels like pressure.
Pressure to behave.
Pressure to comply.
Pressure to become who we think they should be.
most of us don’t question it.
Because it’s what we received.
We call it care.
But underneath it, there is often fear.
Fear that they will fail.
Fear that they will struggle.
Fear that we are not doing enough.
So we tighten.
We correct.
We control.
And slowly… without realising it…
we pass down the same emotional constraints
we grew up with.
What struck me wasn’t what my son said.
It was the fact that he could say it.
That is the shift.
Not perfection.
Not getting it right all the time.
But creating a space where truth can exist
without punishment.
Without withdrawal.
Without shame.
That’s how patterns break.
This Friday, inside Being Human,
we’re opening this conversation:
→ the inherited dynamics we carry into parenting
→ the unconscious control we mistake for love
→ and how to create emotional safety without losing leadership
If this hits something in you,
you already know why.
Join us.
📆 Friday 10th April
⏰ 7-9pm
📍The Exhibit Cinema Lounge, Balham. SW12
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