Confidence

 

Self-doubt is the phantom that looms over every caring parent, is it not? Whether the child in question is a terrible two or a teenager struggling to figure out how to be human in this world, self-confidence isn’t really part of the child-rearing equation.

I may not know how to raise a child from infant to competent adult, but… this week I successfully took apart not one but two ill-working sink drains, cleaned them out, and restored them to working order, using only my bare hands, a cut-up Scrub Daddy, a barbecue skewer, some paper towels, a bucket, and a YouTube video. 

{the real trick was sifting through videos until one came up that wasn’t made by a plumber/handyman type using words I didn’t understand, but by some mom with painted nails who spoke my language. “See this circle thing here? I don’t know what it’s called, but it goes like this. Ew, you guys, look how gross that is!”}

And voilà, a tiny shot of confidence to go on with.

absorbing maximum sunlight while doing the weekly meal planning