They won’t remember all the rules.

Or the chore charts.

Or how clean the house was.

They’ll remember:

• How you looked at them when they walked in the room.
• How you sat with them when they cried.
• How you said “I love you” even when they messed up.

That’s what sticks.

Not the structure — but the safety.

Not the systems — but the softness.

You’re not raising robots.

You’re forming hearts.

And what they remember most?

Will be how you made them feel.