There’s something tender and brave in this confession. You’re not hiding behind the tidy myth of “good parenting.” You’re showing how love stumbles, how exhaustion betrays the best of us. That moment: ‘you’re not special’ … is the kind of truth that cuts both ways, humbling and human.
But I’ll say this: humility isn’t learned through humiliation, even gentle, joking kinds. It’s learned through seeing the other’s smallness and still choosing care. You turned that mistake into meaning and that’s grace, not strategy. Keep that rawness; it’s where the real education of love happens.
this is so absolutely wholesome. no further words to express the feelings this made me feel — and im not even a parent yet! thank you for touching my soul, this truly made my heart warm and light. i love the honesty, the vulnerability, the truths of being human, and the values simmering underneath the words you said.
There’s something tender and brave in this confession. You’re not hiding behind the tidy myth of “good parenting.” You’re showing how love stumbles, how exhaustion betrays the best of us. That moment: ‘you’re not special’ … is the kind of truth that cuts both ways, humbling and human.
But I’ll say this: humility isn’t learned through humiliation, even gentle, joking kinds. It’s learned through seeing the other’s smallness and still choosing care. You turned that mistake into meaning and that’s grace, not strategy. Keep that rawness; it’s where the real education of love happens.
Wow, thank you again for this thoughtful response. And what a beautiful description how healthy humility is born.
this is so absolutely wholesome. no further words to express the feelings this made me feel — and im not even a parent yet! thank you for touching my soul, this truly made my heart warm and light. i love the honesty, the vulnerability, the truths of being human, and the values simmering underneath the words you said.
so inspiring.
Thank you for being here. I suspect it means more than you know.
You are unique
Everyone of us is unique
You are a gift
Everyone of us is a gift
You are special
To our family
Yet to the planet
They may not see it that way
None-the-less
Being unique
Being a gift
No one can diminish that!
This is a beautiful love letter to our children.