cutting loose

Just as organizations need

Different types of

Leadership

At different stages of

Growth

So do humans

Different kinds of parenting

As traction builds

need is for mentoring

Not micro-managing

Mollycoddling was good

Then

But she needs to come up for air

The strangle-hold

In the name of love

Is a yoke

Not beast of burden

But a thinking

Breathing

Adult

In her own right

How can she grow

If the roots keep

Dragging her down

How will she know

How bright the skies are

If she is only looking

Through your peephole

Setting free is never easy

But that is the litmus test

Letting go

Without losing