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Naming the guilt

You didn't do this. How to quiet the "what ifs" that keep you up at night.

“What if I’d said no to the sport? What if I’d read the waiver? What if I’d been there?” The what-ifs are loudest at 2 a.m., and they’re almost never fair to you.

You made the best decisions you could with the information you had. Your child got hurt playing a sport they loved — that isn’t a parenting failure. Say it out loud until you believe it.

This is general information shared between parents — not legal or medical advice.
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