maybe this is controversial, but i’m not raising my son based on what i’ll think is easiest today. i’m raising him based on what i think 90-year-old me will be grateful for. so yes, i respond when he needs me. yes, i breastfeed beyond infancy. yes, we cosleep. yes, i choose connection before correction. because i don’t believe the goal of early childhood is independence. i believe the goal is secure attachment. the first few years of life are sacred, and i’m not interested in rushing through them just because our culture is uncomfortable with dependency. one day, i’ll look back on these years and i don’t think i’ll wish i held him less, responded less, or loved him less. if anything, i’ll be grateful i knew how precious they were while i was living them. . attachmentparenting slowmotherhood intentionalparenting motherhoodunfiltered secureattachment mom life, intuitive parenting, mom content, responsive parenting