We need you to take them seriously.
Shout out to all of you parents out there! Seriously, parenting is hard. Sometimes really hard. Some kids are more challenging than others, yet you guys keep moving forward, doing the best you can. That’s awesome. BUT many of us are failing our kids. “Wait, what? How can you praise us and then turn around and say we’re failing?” Well, for the most part, you are doing great. You are loving your children ferociously. You are teaching them that they matter. Their feelings matter

...just handing out sticks
I did not create this and am not sure of the original author (so if it's yours, please let me know!) but had to share! #depression #help #counseling #therapy #lifeishard #cryforhelp