When you think about it, every newborn is both an empath and a narcissist because they have needs, and they’re truly only worried about their own needs. They need fed, changed, attention, sleep, and to know they are loved and in a safe environment. Essentially the bare necessities of life. And everyone is on board with that. Then they grow into hyper and demanding little kids, but this kids are the future, and they need to be understood and guided, not dismissed and shamed.

When you’re born neurodivergent you see the world differently, as I always have. After my TBI my brain literally had to rewire itself, and now I see the world WAY differently. After cutting out all processed food last summer, I truely see the world for what it is. All of my senses are constantly on high alert, and I hear the subliminal messages in everything.

It’s true, I could be a bit schizo something because it’s in my DNA, but I’m not crazy. I’m creative, and after all of the physical and psychological trauma my brain has been through, I am gifted AF.

But back to the kids… today’s way of life is entirely too overstimulating to their young nervous systems. It’s aging them prematurely and making them sick. Children are not designed to obey every command all the time. As adults we should anticipate them pushing buttons and making mistakes. Our responsibility is to be there to help them clean it all up. To make it clear making mistakes is not a bad thing, and that we always have their backs.

But parents are so stressed these days that that’s not what I’m observing happening… especially not with how I was raised.