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May you, for just a little bit this week, stop worrying.
They’re fine.
Your children are fine.
Truly, they are.
May you think back to your own childhood.
You survived.
You suffered.
You turned out Awesome.
When your children hit bumps, and they will, hug them.
When they run into trouble, guide them.
When they face uncertainty, coach them.
Each day is a new day.
A new day to appreciate how great they are right now.
A new day to appreciate how far they’ve come along.
A new day to appreciate how independent they are becoming.
A new day to appreciate each other.
A new day to try a little harder, do a little better, give a little more.
May you keep wiping their tears.
Keep kissing those boo-boos.
May you respect their broken hearts and all of their wild emotions.
Keep cheering them on.
Keep dusting them off.
Keep steering them this way and that.
Keep watching them soar.
May you keep encouraging them to fly, even away from you bit by bit.
Keep at it. Keep at it. Keep at it.
The children are fine.
Your children are fine.
They will continue to be fine.
And so will you.
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Really needed these words tonight. Thank you. Your wisdom and eloquence are a gift to me.
Thanks, Rachel! Big hugs heading down south to you tonight! We all need these words. I hope these words get to those in the Universe who need it most.
Thank you. Simply, thank you. I so needed to hear these words. I have pinned on my pinterest account, so I can read these words often!
Thrilled these words found your heart, Jen!
This is so inspiring and reassuring. Thank you!
nice!
I just like this so much! So comforting and wise.
Thank you for this… it is posts like this that make me very thankful for the online community of moms supporting each other! I hope you don’t mind, I reprinted your post on my blog with links back to here…. this is something that speaks to all of us regardless of who we are or where we come from!
Thank You
http://morethanblueberries.blogspot.ca/2012/05/they-are-fine.html
I think I am going to print that post out and stick it in my kitchen where I will see it everyday.
It so lovely. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Ellie. I am full of joy to know that these words made it to you in this big wide world. xoxo
beautiful! I have teenagers and boy is this rough. I read a lot of parenting books about peaceful strategies because I believe so much that I can do this with logic and not by screaming, threatening, and humiliating my kids like so many other parents are doing.
I love you.
And I love you. : )