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What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.

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One of the reasons we judge each other so harshly in this world of parenting is because... we perceive anyone else who's doing anything differently th...more

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Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.

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[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a single person who would describe their lives...more

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The opposite of "never enough" isn't abundance or "more than you could ever imagine." The opposite of scarcity is enough...

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The real questions for parents should be: "Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?" If so, plan to make lots of mistakes and bad decisions. Imperfe...more

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Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting. In terms of te...more

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I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.

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There is no question that engagement requires sacrifice, but that's what we signed up for when we decided to become parents.

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Fear of the Dark I’ve always been prone to worry and anxiety, but after I became a mother, negotiating joy, gratitude, and scarcity felt like a full-t...more

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Compassionate people are boundaried people.