This is the thing, the thing about parenting that is so amazing. We are entrusted with these lives that haven’t yet grasped all of the fundamentals of life. Compassion and empathy are not easy emotions to learn or teach. Then, one day, it comes in a wave and they feel it. They know and it is both heart-breaking and beautiful at the same time. That moment feels like purity. Truth. And it makes me feel like the luckiest person in the world to be allowed a part of these small people’s lives.