gifts-of-imperfect-parenting

One of the reasons we judge each other so harshly in this world of parenting is because... we perceive anyone else who's doing anything differently than what we're doing as criticizing our choices.

What we are teaches the child far more than what we say, so we must be what we want our children to become.

Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.

[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a single person who would describe their lives as joyful, who would describe themselves as joyous, who was not actively practicing gratitude.

What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.