Ya’ll!  Come on!  You know you are in this with us.  It’s that younger you, the version who thinks they know better.  Thinks they can control all things at all times.  That there doesn’t need to be any compromise, because, well, I mean, the way you do things is absolutely the best way.  “The Things You Said You’d Never Do With Your Kids.” You will never feed your kids this. Your child will have an exact schedule they go by and it will not be broken, there will be no deviating.

Every child is different, and every circumstance or chapter of life you are in is different with each child. There might be some things you truly never will do, but let’s be realistic here.  There are definitely times you find yourself eating the words you said way back then.  The “before children” version of you.  The less wise version of you, less weak, less proud, less exhausted, and less best version of you.  Because the best version seeks what works for you and your family now. 

So, give yourself and your family lots of grace and love.  And remember to give all those other parents out there all the grace and love they need too, because we are all treading the same water.  We may be in different boats, but it’s the same waves we are trying to survive.