Thoughts….

Somewhere between packing school lunches, checking homework portals, and reminding my kids to put their shoes on for the fifth time, I realized something:

Millennial parenting looks very different from how many of us were raised.

We are the generation raising children while healing our inner child.

As a millennial mom raising two kids in Houston, I often find myself balancing old-school wisdom with new-school awareness. I was raised in a time when emotions were sometimes dismissed, independence came early, and “because I said so” ended the conversation.

Now, I’m raising children in a world that encourages emotional intelligence, mental health awareness, and open communication.

And I’m learning right alongside them.

Millennial parenting means apologizing to your children when you get it wrong — because respect goes both ways.

It means teaching boundaries instead of obedience rooted in fear.

It means allowing emotions to be expressed, not silenced.

It means breaking generational cycles while honoring the sacrifices that came before us.

And if I’m honest, it also means Googling symptoms at midnight, checking school apps 12 times a day, and wondering how our parents survived without Wi-Fi.

We are raising children in a digital world we did not grow up in, teaching them to be kind in spaces we never had to navigate, and preparing them for a future we cannot fully predict.

That’s a lot of responsibility.

But it is also a beautiful opportunity.

We get to raise children who feel heard.

Children who understand boundaries.

Children who recognize their worth.

Children who see strength and softness coexist.

And while we’re teaching them, we are also learning to give ourselves grace.

Some days we are patient.

Some days we are tired.

Some days we are overstimulated and touched out.

Some days we question everything.

All days, we keep showing up.

Millennial parenting isn’t about perfection.

It’s about intention.

It’s about awareness.

It’s about choosing growth over repetition.

We are not just raising children.

We are raising a generation — while rebuilding ourselves at the same time.