Third Year, Week 29

You were someone before you were their mom—and she still matters

I feel like the woman I was before I became a mother is someone I am familiar with, but I don't know her all that well—she's more like an acquaintance. Honestly, I have to think really hard to remember what it was like to be her.

Why empathy is the best response to toddler tantrums

Their emotions are real. Getting the red cup when she wanted the blue cup is significant to them.