Letting go

As babies become toddlers, they start to do more things independently. 

In the summer of 2013, Pritam and Darshan were starting to feed themselves on a regular basis. I had to fight the urge to pick up the spoon and feed them. 

Surely, the numbers of stains and messes would have been reduced if I chose to feed the kids myself, but I came to realize that part of parenting is to let kids learn by doing things themselves.

Another part of parenting is to buy a lot of cleaning supplies and stain remover.