Toddler Stress

You know,
when you visit family and they're trying to place all kinds of labels on your toddler,
and they try to hug her and kiss her and she just won't budge,
looking for your skirt to hide behind it,
so she can feel safe,
and you feel like you gotta make her perform,
and then you realize,
fuck that.
She will hug you when she damn well pleases.
Don't try to buy her with candy,
with screens,
with toys.

Spend some time with her, get to know her,
before you want her to love you unconditionally,
make sure you love yourself.
Pretty soon she'll be pouring an imaginary teacup for you.
And then you realize she is wiser than any of you motherfuckers.