How are you finding that you're balancing not only guiding your daughters, but also giving them the independence to grow into the people that they're becoming?

Oh, that's a tough question.

I try to lean into who are they and what is my role? in this.

Like one of the things that I learned about Ellie on that Japan trip is how scrappy she is.

And it's so different for me.

Like she has no problem going up and asking a stranger where to get directions or one time we were on the bus going somewhere in Tokyo and some lady was lost.

And for some reason, my daughter stepped in and starts trying to tell her where to go as if she knows where to go.

So as you think about your daughters and you think about what you've been doing with your daughters, what are some intentional ways that you have worked to strengthen your bond with your daughters, especially during times that might be more challenging?