03/04/2026
I had to share really difficult news with my daughter this week.
I was sitting with her, validating her big feelings while trying to manage my own, I kept thinking about something I tell parents all the time.
Your child’s emotions aren’t too big for you to handle.
Even when you’re going through your own hard things.
Even when you don’t have all the answers.
Even when you’re barely holding it together yourself.
Kids don’t need us to be perfect.
They need to know we can hold space for their feelings, even when those feelings are big, messy, and uncomfortable.
So I sat with her. I validated what she was feeling. I let her see that I was there, steady, even though things were hard.
Because that’s what they need to see.
Not that we have it all figured out.
But that we show up anyway 🤍
