05/13/2026
I had to apologize to my daughter today.
Not because I was wrong about the situation… but because I was wrong in how I handled it.
She hasn’t been staying on top of her schoolwork, but still thought she was going to be able to hang with her friends. And as her mom, I had to remind her that responsibilities come before privileges.
But the truth is, I was already emotional.
I had seen a picture of my daughter who passed, and it hit me harder than I expected. I was already carrying grief, frustration, and sadness… and instead of separating that from the conversation, I let it spill over onto her.
And that’s the part I had to own.
Because yes, I was right to hold her accountable.
But I was wrong for letting my pain come out in my delivery.
So I apologized.
Not to take away the consequence.
Not to let her off the hook.
But to show her that accountability goes both ways.
As parents, we can be right about the lesson and still be wrong about the way we teach it. And our children deserve to see us take accountability too.
Both things can be true.
