i think the most important traits for a child to know, at least my children, are resilience and empathy. everything else falls into place. when it comes down to empathy and resilience, i think that my daughter emiko is truly learning how to be empathetic. her sister reiko was crying because she didn't want the burger with the pickles and the lettuce on it. this is the same burger. reiko.
no i want this one. why? why? you want it because your sister has it. i have a great idea daddy. great. i'm listening. maybe reiko wants my burger. reiko always wants my burger, but we can just, we can just share my burger with each other.
that's a phenomenal idea. emi's going to give you some burger. and emi looked at her sister, she's melting down. it's like what do i do? she's like, you know what? here. you want a bite of my burger? something so simple. emi wanted that burger for herself. but she saw her younger sister melting down
and she was hungry so she was like, "here. have a bite of this burger." to me, that's so important. this world could get so much better, we could be a happier world if we were more empathetic. thank you emiko. you're welcome. and i want them to show empathy. always show empathy. love people.
don't worry: are they gay? are they straight? are they republican? are they democrat? are they this? are they good people? do they love other people? and are they willing to look past the surface level differences and find out what's at their core? that's what is going to make them a good person. and they're getting there. that's why i feel like sometimes i'm like, when i'm struggling, i'm like,
"oh my gosh. i don't get it. i don't know what to do. i'm so frustrated." but then i look at them and i'm like, you know what? they are turning out ok. i'm actually doing ok.
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