@modern.parenting: posting this because he said it smiling and I've been thinking about it for a week. he wasn't trying to hurt me. he'd just learned what it looks like when someone really listens, from a guy at a hardware store, and he wanted me to see it. I'm not doing this perfectly. the laptop still comes out. but it goes away at 8 now, and he's started coming to the doorway again. ❤️🩹