{"product_id":"the-children-we-raised-the-blessing-maji-9789786704708","title":"The Children We Raised, The Adults They Became.: Understanding Respect, Boundaries, Responsibility and Healthy Relationships Between Parents and Adult","description":"THEY WERE YOUR LITTLE CHILDREN. SO WHEN DID THEY BECOME STRANGERS WHO THINK THEY KNOW BETTER THAN YOU? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou raised them. You protected them. You sacrificed for them. You defended them when others misunderstood them. You stayed awake worrying about them, celebrated their victories, corrected their mistakes, and prayed they would become responsible adults. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen something changed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe child who once ran to you for answers now thinks you have nothing left to teach. The child you raised may question your decisions, dismiss your sacrifices, speak to you without respect, or even begin telling you how to run your own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd suddenly, you find yourself asking: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Where did I go wrong?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Children We Raised, the Adults They Became takes an honest and sometimes uncomfortable look at what happens when love, sacrifice, protection, and parental authority collide with adulthood, independence, changing values, and blurred boundaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explores the difficult questions many parents are afraid to ask: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan loving a child too much create entitlement? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen does protection become overprotection? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShould adult children still obey their parents-or simply respect them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happens when children begin interfering in their parents' marriages and personal decisions? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow do parents respond when the children they sacrificed everything for become disrespectful? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd how can a parent love an adult child without allowing that love to become a license for manipulation, control, or disrespect? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a book about blaming children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeither is it a book about blindly defending parents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is an invitation to examine the relationship from both sides-to understand how yesterday's parenting choices can shape today's adult children, and how today's adult children can either strengthen or fracture the relationship with the parents who raised them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith practical insights, real-life reflections, uncomfortable truths, and solutions for rebuilding healthier parent-adult-child relationships, this book challenges both generations to take responsibility for their part. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause raising a child does not end when that child becomes an adult. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe relationship simply enters a new season. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd sometimes, parents must learn that loving their children does not mean surrendering their boundaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSometimes adult children must learn that becoming independent does not mean becoming disrespectful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd sometimes, both generations must learn how to love each other differently. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you have ever looked at the child you raised and wondered, \"Who is this person you have become?\"-this book was written for you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blessing Maji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786704703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789786704708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tender Touch Academy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Blessing Maji","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174587670783,"sku":"9789786704708","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d81e02a2-7928-41c4-b43d-79cefd4f0896.jpg?v=1788960484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-children-we-raised-the-blessing-maji-9789786704708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}