Throughout the course of my life, I’ve attended more than four-hundred weddings. And after a while, you start to notice some similarities.

At weddings, people are always making speeches. And in four hundred ceremonies, I’ve never heard a mom stand up and say, “Oh, I love my daughter because she remembers all the things I taught her in life.” I’ve never seen a bride get up and say, “Mom, remember when you used to correct me all the time?”

But you know what I do hear? “Mom, Dad, I’m so grateful for the time we spent together.”

Ten years down the road, what will your child say about you? At the end of the day, they’ll remember the time you spend, more than the words you say.

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