In the grand tapestry of parenting, there are moments that shimmer with profound lessons. Yesterday, my 5 and a half-year-old, my tiny weirdo wild philosopher, dropped a truth bomb that made my heart skip a beat. Some kids threw hurtful words his way, but his response? “My best friends told me to just walk away.”
KAPOW! My mama brain just erupted! Curious, I asked, “Who are your best friends?” With a sparkle in his eye, he pointed to his head and his heart. His mind and his heart, the faithful companions guiding him through the labyrinth of emotions. It hit me—this resilience, this self-love, is a journey we started together and damn it’s working.
Ever since he was a baby, I’d show him his head, heart, and mouth, emphasizing that what’s inside should find its way out. As he grew, our talks evolved age appropriately but the core remained: trust your mind, listen to your heart, and let your voice echo your truth. Was I mocked by friends and relatives? Sure! Was everyone saying “he doesn’t understand any of these things he is too young!” Yeah well, guess what yes he does! And that effort to help him understand his inner world became the cornerstone of our connection.
At that moment, my son stood tall, a tiny superhero, unshaken by the storm of words. The echoes of our parenting whispers had become his armor. This is the journey of raising wild, game-changing tiny humans—nurturing the roots of resilience and self-love that will anchor them against life’s winds.
This is what we can do as parents, to create that healthy connection, to hammer that inner armor, to feed that inner self-love so we can help them grow into the amazing humans they are meant to be.
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