7 Love Lessons I Learned from My Children

Almost a year ago, I shared love lessons I wanted my daughters to know. But the thing is, as much as I aspire to teach them, they've been two of my greatest teachers. Being a mother has taught me so much about life and love, and I truly believe being a mother has made me a better wife. When I met my husband, I was already a mother. It is a role that has shaped the very essence of who I am. The qualities I possessed as a mother turned out to be some of the very things he ended up loving about me. In fact, they are some of the very qualities I love most about myself. My children are my calls to action, my little agents of change. They hold me accountable and inspire me to put my all into everything I do not only for me but also for them. Their eyes are always watching. They are making mental notes even if they don't realize that they are. And thus, in a sense, they have become my teachers. My kids have opened my eyes and my heart. They caused me to see the world differently, to see people differently. I am better because of them. I love better because of them. And it is that deep love for them that brings me to the realization that being their mama and a wife to their dad are amongst the best decisions I have ever made. So what is it that my children have taught me, or at the very least affirmed? Here are 7 of the most prominent lessons:
- By Krishann Briscoe

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