We equip our children to be the best they can be and then send them out into the world every morning, hoping we did our best. When they come home physically or emotionally bruised from the day's adventures, it's our job, as parents, to hug them, make sure there's no major damage, and equip them to learn from the bruises. When they come home excited and eager from their day's adventures, it is our job, as parents, to hug them, celebrate with them, and equip them to learn from their accomplishments.
Empathy. Compassion. Kindness. Thoughtfulness. Strength. Resiliency. Courage. The list is long. When our kids are little, we have to put these tools in their toolboxes for them. We equip them. They build with them.
Our job is not to do for them, it's to teach them to do for themselves. Always hug. Always build on experiences.
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