You're allowed to change your mind.
About the way you were parented. About the way you swore you'd do it differently. About the approach you committed to last year that isn't quite fitting anymore.
Growth does that.
The more you learn, the more things shift. And sometimes that means looking back at choices you made with a kind of wince. Not because you were bad — but because you were doing your best with what you had at the time.
That's not failure.
That's evolution.
The parent you are today isn't who you'll be in two years. And that's a good thing. It means you're paying attention. It means the learning is landing.
Changing your mind isn't weakness.
It isn't inconsistency.
It's just what happens when you keep growing.
And your kids don't need a perfect parent.
They need one who keeps trying.
Keeps learning.
Keeps showing up differently when differently is needed.
That's you.
That counts.