I want my humans to know that they are loved, that life is not their fault, that it’s OK to feel sad, it's OK to be confused, it's OK to feel relief even when the release is hard.

Redeemed because my two youngest humans have shown empathy towards me. Most adults don't know how to manage that emotion.

I have an actual license to parent and I have to take continuing education to keep that license. I have so much information about kids in trauma and what to do in certain situations. What I learned from this day is that with all of that knowledge, I'm not exempt from bad days, I'm not exempt from imperfect parenting.

I have the ability to reflect back and see situations through a different lense. Though, I still have not figured out how to reflect those situations forward.