The Promise I Made My Kids Before They Could Understand It

I made my kids a promise before they could understand it. But the promises you say out loud are the easy part. It's the lines you never say, the sigh, what you call yourself when you mess up, what "I'm fine" means in your house, that they build from. You can't hand anybody a perfect blueprint. You can hand them one with the pencil still attached. --- Free sample chapter from my upcoming book, The Blueprint — Chapter 5, "Pour the Foundation": mike-kerklin.kit.com/db437b15ea Continuing this one on the Grounds Crew (Patreon, free, no paywall):   / second-cup-still-171416395   #EmotionalHonesty #MyMoodGear