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Make it Right, Mom! Ever wondered how in your child's eye you are a fixer, no matter what the problem is.My little one thinks i can fix any problem and make it right. How we wish, right? Imagine the utter faith they have in the word "mother" who can make everything right in a way that almost translates us beings into metahumans (u could also call it super mom). So this lazy sunday AM lil A and I are watching a movie where a ferocious tiger hurts a little animal,  which gets A a little perturbed who asks me to do something about the mean animal. I try telling her that its just a movie and they are acting out these emotions.She digests that fact and then asks me to make her stop feeling sad?! My instant reaction to inculcate feelings of independence in my 4 year old makes me say that she has to manage her emotions herself and i can only guide. Imagine, Lil A thinks i am powerful enough to stop her from feeling bad/sad, make her boo boo pain go away, make the hot m...