Making It Stick

Motherhood is doing the same thing over and over and over, hoping someday the lessons you try to teach your kid actually stick.  It reminds me of a great quote I saw from Helen Keller.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

— Helen Keller

What “motherhood” duties — or fatherhood duties — do you have to do repeatedly that you believe will help your child in the long run?

I’ll start.  When I tell Tripp to say “please” and “thank you,” I think it will eventually pay off!

What about you?

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