Being right is not being decent. You can win every argument and still push people away. Decent people let some wins go. The person is worth more than the point. #character#relationships#decency
Kids don’t copy the parent you plan to be.
They copy the one who walks in the door.
Tired or steady.
Short or present.
That version is the one that sticks.
Predictable beats perfect.
Every single day.
#family#parenting#kids
There’s a difference between helping a mate and being used.
Loyalty goes both ways. If you’re always the one giving and they’re always taking, call it what it is.
You can help someone without letting them run your life.
#loyalty#friendship#boundaries
Kids do not need you impressive.
They need to know which version of you is coming through the door.
A bad day is fine.
A different person every night isnt.
#Parenting
Waiting is often just stalling.
You already know what you have to do.
You are hoping it goes away.
It will not.
And someone else is copping the wait.
#Decisions
You can help someone without letting them run your life.
Some people will take every hour you give them.
That does not make you kind.
It makes you available.
Stop giving the draining person the same seat as the people you love.
#Relationships
This morning with our burned down church still smoldering and four saints murdered, members of the Church of Jesus Christ raised $60k for...checks notes...the shooter's wife and children. Most donations are anonymous. Each Christian comment will make you cry more than the last.
@MRobertsQLD Because apparently, in the grand cosmic ballet of identity, less plumbing somehow leads to more clarity. Who knew subtraction could be so affirming?