When Lucas was little, some of the things we worked on felt almost ridiculous.
They didn’t seem urgent. They didn’t feel important. And at the time, everything else felt like it was on fire. If it wasn't language, it wasn't a priority in my mind. Yet, we worked on them anyway.
Now he’s almost 15. He’s bigger than me. He’s growing into himself. And some of those early moments, the ones that didn’t seem to matter yet, suddenly do.
This episode isn’t about puberty, or milestones, or “getting it right.” It’s about what happens when you accept who your child is early, keep working anyway, and realize years later why it mattered.
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