Welp...

I just came across a news headline informing me that *Celebrity X* is setting a great example for her child because she's not "running around and shouting and getting angry," and while I extend all my bravos to her [seriously, I give her kudos out the wazoo], I cannot help to think that I surely

run around,

shout

AND get angry,

AND I'M STILL A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR MY KIDS.

Could I be better?

For damn sure.

Could I

have more patience,

maintain better compsure,

be slower to exasperate or frustrate,

and speak like calm clam at every turn? Of course.

But I don’t. Not always at least. Rarely ever.

BUT I TRY.

And I keep trying.

And for any other tryers [autocorrect tried to change that to fryers and honestly that’s accurate ‘cause we do kinda set things ablaze with our explosive and reactive nature],

I just want you to know… we’re good examples too.

Because we’re the real deal — imperfect to our core, flawed as fudge, but getting up every single day hellbent on bringing up and raising authentic, compassionate, non-judgmental, grace-giving, uber-humble but eternally self and other-loving humans.

We’re good examples, too, and, yeah I said it a third time ‘cause it bears repeating.