Carol | Real & Connected Motherhood on Instagram: "What I actually say 👇 I used to say “Don’t speak to me that way” when my kids used a rude tone. Because that’s what most of us were taught to do — correct it fast before it gets worse. But one day, my daughter said, “Mom, I want my plate.” (like an order tone) And my first reaction was, Did she really just talk to me like that? 😳 I almost snapped back. But then I realized… maybe she wasn’t being disrespectful on purpose. She just didn’t yet ha

Chris Punsalan on Instagram: "I had a quick 5 minute conversation with @emmahemingwillis at a caregiving event. I felt so connected to her story that I sent a DM later that night. she asked me to write a blog post for her website about my caregiving story about my grandma. sometimes the best connections come from what you give, not what you ask for. comment “unexpected” and I’ll personally DM you the link to the blog post."