I M raising my child, not a smaller copy of me.

Wisdom

Your son is not your second draft. Your daughter is not your redemption. They came with their own wiring, and the work is to help them become fully themselves, not a corrected version of you. Love the child in front of you, not the one you imagined.

Carry It

Notice one way your child is different from you today, and celebrate it out loud instead of trying to file it down.

Ask Yourself

Are you raising the child you actually have, or the one you planned on?