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Love them as though they are smart, independent, unique human beings who are going their own way in life, and make deliberate choices every day.
Love them as though they are free people who could, if this stopped working, choose to leave.
…is going to be temporary in our life. The only thing we can control is our own emotional wellbeing. And the best gift we can give someone, if we love them, is the space to control their own as well.