This is so beautifully written, and I totally relate. I feel like I’m always balancing “no, we treat each other with kindness in our home” and “It’s important to express our feelings and not bottle them up.” 🙃 Hoping therapy helps me find the middle ground so I can help my kids have the tools they need to be kind, mentally healthy adults. ❤️
Kids are such mirrors- in the best and also hardest of ways. I love your last line "we'll learn together." I've actually been reflecting on this idea as I've been writing about my daughter getting bangs and expressing opinions about her looks more and my hoping she learns to always believe she's beautiful and worthy. And I'm learning those things right alongside her as well. (This essay has yet to make it to a blog post... but maybe one day soon!) This was beautifully written! Thanks for sharing!
“But the locked doors don’t seem to stay shut anymore.” I feel this line deeply and am confronting many of my own past feelings as a parent. Thank you for sharing ❤️
This is so beautifully written, and I totally relate. I feel like I’m always balancing “no, we treat each other with kindness in our home” and “It’s important to express our feelings and not bottle them up.” 🙃 Hoping therapy helps me find the middle ground so I can help my kids have the tools they need to be kind, mentally healthy adults. ❤️
Kids are such mirrors- in the best and also hardest of ways. I love your last line "we'll learn together." I've actually been reflecting on this idea as I've been writing about my daughter getting bangs and expressing opinions about her looks more and my hoping she learns to always believe she's beautiful and worthy. And I'm learning those things right alongside her as well. (This essay has yet to make it to a blog post... but maybe one day soon!) This was beautifully written! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Kim! That is so true - my daughter has such strong opinions about her clothes and hair already too. You both are beautiful and worthy! ☺️
“But the locked doors don’t seem to stay shut anymore.” I feel this line deeply and am confronting many of my own past feelings as a parent. Thank you for sharing ❤️
This is so important! Thank you for writing this.