We've celebrated mothers. We've celebrated fathers. And parents deserve the honors--believe me, I know how challenging a job it can be (in my case, times four!).
Yet the parent we often need the most isn’t “out there.” Rather, it’s the parent within ourselves--the one that's been with us through every bump, bruise, and victory. This is the "inner parent" who tells us to keep on when we feel like giving up. The one who, when we're tempted to binge Netflix until 3 a.m. or stock up on (yet more) junk food, steps in to tell us to do the right thing.
Sometimes we listen. Sometimes we don't. But I'm here to tell you that your inner parent deserves some respect. And it, like a car or a body, sometimes requires an occasional tune-up, too!