This episode is one of our most personal yet. It started with a painful moment—our daughter coming home from the school bus crying, after being bullied and pushed by another child. What followed was even more complicated: we chose to reach out to the other child's parents, not with anger, but with empathy—hoping to open a door for awareness and change. But the door didn’t open. It slammed shut.
In this deeply emotional conversation, we unpack not just what happened, but what it revealed—about fear, about the difficulty of raising emotionally aware children in a world that sometimes punishes sensitivity, and about the unexpected grief and anxiety that can linger after trying to do the "right" thing.
As the episode unfolds, something unexpected happens: I find myself unraveling. The weight of fear surfaces. Not just fear for my daughter, but fear of being vulnerable. Fear of retaliation. Fear that I might not have the tools to protect my children in a world where kindness is sometimes mistaken for weakness—and where conflict can escalate beyond control.
This isn’t a how-to episode. It’s a “sit-with-you-in-the-dark” episode. We hope it reminds you that you’re not alone—and that even when kindness isn’t met with kindness, it’s still worth choosing.
In this episode, we explore:
What really happened on the bus—and how our daughter responded
The emotional toll of trying to do the right thing and being shut down
The deeper fears that surfaced when we began to talk openly
How we're trying to teach our kids resilience without hardening them
What it means to be a sensitive parent raising sensitive kids in a reactive world
Join the Conversation:
Have you ever reached out to another parent after your child was hurt?
How do you support sensitive kids when the world isn’t always kind?
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