let your child be goofy and silly and make messes. teach them to clean up the messes without yelling at them. let your child be a child. not a mini adult who has to be perfect 24/7
“and maybe we’re all just looking for someone who cares enough to try. someone who has never had the best memory, but remembers the little things about you. someone who has always been a little shy, but opens up to you. someone who has never been good at keeping a conversation going, but can’t shut up around you. someone who hates driving on the highway, but spends hours on it to get to you. we’re not hoping to change them, no. we’re just hoping to matter enough to them.”
