Parenting As If I Might Get Hit by a Bus Tomorrow

I know I can’t do it all, all of the time, perfectly. I don’t expect that.

I understand that, as with parenting, life is compromise and some things are more important to each of us in different ways at different times.

But I want to ensure that my girls have the basics down. I think, in general, my husband and I are pretty good at that portion, even though we might fly by the seat of our pants most of the time.

More than anything, I want them to know that, even if they didn’t or don’t have a specific person (say, me) to show them how to do something (say, make monkey bread), they are very competent and can figure out how to do it themselves.

And that’s what I really mean by “parenting as if I might get hit by a bus tomorrow.”