What My Toddler Taught Me About Patience, Perspective, and Presence

What My Toddler Taught Me About Patience, Perspective, and Presence

Before becoming a parent, I prided myself on being efficient. My schedule was color-coded, my goals were quarterly, and I measured success by productivity. Then came my daughter — all ten pounds of unpredictable, wailing, wonder. She flipped my world in ways I never imagined, and oddly enough, she became my greatest teacher. Parenting is…