Strength As A Parent Novels & Stories

“And I won’t let anyone break my daughter. Not him. Not Evelyn. Not even you.” I blinked. “Me?” She nodded. “You’ve been blaming yourself. For everything. For not being strong enough. For still loving him. But let me tell you what strength really is, sweetheart.” She brushed a loose strand of hair from my face, her smile sad but full of pride. “Strength isn’t about never falling apart. It’s about getting back up every single time you do. It’s choosing to keep walking even when you’re bleeding inside. And you, my darling girl, have done that over and over.”

I nodded as she stared up at me. "Like my parents taught me," I smiled. "Mom always says real strength is found in defending others." My parents were the best role models...he'll they still are I look up to them and I always will. Grace settled more comfortably against me, her nightmare fading as our mate bond hummed with contentment. "Tell me about them? About growing up here? I see so much love in this place, so much genuine connection..." I smiled as she settled against my chest and as I stroked her back I began to talk.

” I listened keenly, pulling closer to him. “My parents were strong for a fact,” he continued with a steady tone but he still had his eyes on his glass. “They were powerful, respected, and everything you could think about a true leader. But they aren’t nurturing. My father believed in strength above all else. Weakness was something he despised.”

“I wouldn’t dare—” “I know you wouldn’t do anything to hurt the girl; I know you. I know what I’ve raised,” he said with a half-smile. “But I don’t want your sanity to be affected.” That surprised me. “I’m not weak, and—” “This has nothing to do with weakness; it has more to do with the fact that you must be strong to help your mate,” my father said sternly. “That’s the most important thing. I speak from experience.”

It wasn’t the gentle, soothing melody my mother had played, it was my frustration, my confusion, my pain. And then, as suddenly as it had started, it stopped. What was I doing. I took a deep breath. Burying my face in my hands. My father had always told me to be strong, to be ruthless. “Weakness,” he’d said, “is a luxury we can’t afford.” But sitting here, with my mother’s melody still lingering in the air, I wondered if he was wrong. If maybe, just maybe, strength wasn’t about tearing others down.

“I want to be strong for them. For me.” “You already are. You just need to be reminded of it sometimes,” she says. “Strength isn’t just about power or control. Sometimes it’s letting people hold you when you can’t hold yourself.” I lean into her again, letting myself be her little girl again, just for a moment longer.

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Please let my daughter understand that power isn't the same as strength. That destroying enemies doesn't make you strong. The real power is knowing when not to use what you have. But she was seven weeks old. And I'd just taught her that overwhelming force was how you protected those you loved. What kind of monster was I creating? TO BE CONTINUED...

He asked and I smiled. “He's doing fine, at least he has made his presence known to me today so many times with the force of his kicks. I wonder where he gets so much strength from. I mean he's just a little kid, and it hurts a lot.” I said, wincing again as he kicked me. “Sorry, baby. It proves that our boy will be very strong and capable just like his mother.” “Me? Nope. I'm not that strong. He takes after you in strength. You're the one who's strong.”

Everyone keeps talking about balance like it’s the most important thing in the world. But nobody explains it properly. “Then why are they attacking him?” I asked. “If they can’t kill him, why are they chasing him?” Before my mother could answer, the door behind us opened. My father walked in. His presence always filled the room instantly. Tall, calm, powerful in a way that didn’t need to be loud to be noticed. He looked between my mother and me for a moment before speaking. “They are trying to know his strength.” My brows furrowed immediately.