Leslie Kendall Dye

Daughters are experts on their mothers; my sister and I see precisely what is changed — so changed — in my mother’s face.

After we were engaged, we tried the trust game several times. I never managed to do it; I always broke my own fall before he had the chance to catch me.

By learning from my husband what confident parenting looks like, I can foster confidence in hands-on parenting. I'm teaching my child what I never learned.