There is a season of parenting when being needed fills nearly every corner of life. Someone needs a ride, a meal, clean socks, homework help, comfort, correction, encouragement, or a steady hand on a hard day. It is exhausting, beautiful, holy work, and in the middle of it, most parents do not have much time to ask who they are apart from all they do.

There are moments in history when parents can feel the pressure of the culture in a very personal way. This is one of those moments. Conversations about gender, identity, childhood, authority, and medical care are no longer distant debates happening “out there.” They are showing up in schools, healthcare systems, media, friend groups, and everyday family life.