"Is it possible that we all feel like failures [as parents] because we have the wrong job description?" - Glennon Doyle Melton.  This episode is about How I came to remember that it is important to let children feel their pain and work through it.  And how I was reminded (again) to let go of guilt and just be there for my children in a slightly scary situation...then I got to watch as they both were brave and helpful and there for each other.  Some of this we all already knew - we can't save our children from every ounce of pain they might experience. What we may not have realized: those exact same pains they will experience (that will be gut wrenching for us to watch them go through, and would sometimes be quite easy for us to fix or figure out FOR them), are EXACTLY the experiences that will shape them.  If we want strong, persistent, resilient, problem-solving children then we have to let them feel the pains of life.  I'll let you listen to figure out how the poop part plays a role in my having arrived at these conclusions.