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A Sentence, A Question, and a Plate of Food 🍽️

  • Writer: Crystal Chu
    Crystal Chu
  • Sep 1
  • 1 min read

Parenting is a strange mix of second-guessing and hoping for the best. There’s no manual, no clear sign that you’re getting it right.


The other night, I had a parents’ evening for my 14-year-old. I walked into the classroom ready for the usual introduction/ updates. Then the teacher smiled and said,

“He has the best attitude in class.” ☀️

Not the best grades. Not the best performance. The best attitude. That line stayed with me.


On the way home, I replayed it in my head. Best attitude. That’s not something you can measure on a test. It’s something you hope they pick up from what they see every day.


When I finally walked through the door that night, my 11-year-old looked up from the living room.

“Have you eaten?” she asked.

I shook my head.

Without another word, she went into the kitchen and started plating up dinner for me.


That small act stopped me in my tracks. In one evening, in two different ways, my kids showed me something I needed to hear: The little things I do—the unseen, uncelebrated things—are landing.


Sometimes reassurance comes quietly. Not in awards 🏆 or big milestones, but in a sentence from a teacher, in a child asking if you’ve eaten, in a plate of food handed over without fuss.


Those moments matter. More than the noise of doubt. More than the chaos of the day. They matter because they whisper: Something you’re doing is working.



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