Shannon and I are parents. That means that our top priority is our girl.
I am amazed at how fiercely I love her and want to protect her. Talking to another mother, a frustrated mother whose girl is all grown up and hurting, it was horribly clear to me that although I will always worry, at some point I won’t be allowed to parent my girl the way I want to. I will have to parent the way she needs me to.
For now I will snuzzle her, love her and teach her how to navigate through the world the best she can.