Life Lessons I've Learned from my Daughter
I'm a little ashamed to admit that I didn't always like my daughter. Yes, I've always loved her, but we butted heads early on and I was afraid that we would never get along. Big and I are completely alike. He's my rule follower, my type-A personality, my people pleaser. Pea is none of these things, which made it hard for me to parent her. We both shed many tears, especially in her second year, and I was already dreading her teenage years. One day I was talking to a friend about her and how different we were, and my friend told me to never try to put out that spark that she has for life. Yes, she is a strong-willed child, but she is full of life. And I don't know when it happened exactly, but it seemed like one day I woke up and saw just how absolutely AMAZING this little person was. I really started enjoying our time together and discovered that while I was trying to teach her the important things in life, it seemed she was teaching me some equally important lessons