Parenting doesn’t break in straight lines—and neither do we. Today we sit with the mess and meaning of raising kids in a world that moves too fast: a 3½-year-old flipping from cuddly to combative, a seven-year-old overwhelmed by karaoke lights, and those heavy days where dishes, deadlines, and “Daddy, play with me” all collide. We talk about the moments that sting—“I hate you,” slammed doors, shop-floor tantrums—and what might be going on underneath. Home is where kids feel safest, so it’s w...