You provide in all the ways that matter. Food. Shelter. Safety. Even affection. You’ve given up so much for your kids—from your free time to your body to some of your dreams. And if push came to shove, you’d give up even more. Every last penny. Every last organ. Every last breath.

You give them everything.

You’d give them anything.

Except, you know, a little bit of patience right now.

For some reason, you can’t seem to give them an extra minute to get to the car. You can’t indulge a little bit of whining or fighting with a sibling. You can’t endure one more story. You can’t put up with this phase. You can’t wait a little bit longer until they find themselves.

What?

Patience is the cheapest thing in the world. It also may well be one of the most meaningful things in the world.

You say you’d give them anything…then give them this.

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