I know this is 3 months old… I just found this site. I’m wondering, as I just spent months listening to legislative hearings, could this apply to how we create policy as well? Like, I was listening to some of the stuff that is getting passed for our kids or “against” our kids and the testimonies and I wonder if sometimes we shift from direct rescue to a more overarching rescue plan. Sometimes it felt like asks were so focused on one specific experience and completely ignored the experiences of others and it was primarily brought to the legislature because a parent had a bad experience with something and is now saving us all from this possibility – even if that’s not the experiences we have all had. I’m constantly questioning myself, not just in how I’m parenting and showing up in my child’s life but now I’m questioning how I show up in life in general and how that impacts the lives of others (not a bad thing, really, just stressful at this level). My anxiety has really shot through the roof this year and I feel like I’ve completely failed in trying to advocate for what I think we (me and my child) need because others are better at advocating for things that have actually harmed my kiddo. :/ Knowing when and how to step in has become a minefield with a LOT of judgement attached, it seems. 🙁