When the Garden Gets Sick

(or: how raising kids is basically emotional gardening)

Have you noticed that health only becomes a priority when it starts to wobble?
Yep.
It’s like that for us.
And for kids… even more.

In the story’s Garden, the flowers didn’t wither because of lack of water —
they wilted because of emotional little lies they started believing.
Sounds familiar, mama?
The “I can’t do it,”
the “I’m not good at anything,”
or the classic, “Nobody likes me.”
Yep — emotional weeds.

And that’s where you come in:
the official gardener of the tiny human who calls your name every 3 minutes.

The good news?
Everything in the Garden started to change when one brave hummingbird
decided not to accept the pessimistic diagnosis of “it’s over for everyone.”
She questioned, investigated, listened, comforted—
and discovered the real issue wasn’t lack of sunlight:
it was a well-told lie.

This is exactly how moms operate.
You detect emotional storms with one look:
“He’s too quiet… something’s brewing.”
(If that’s not a superpower, I don’t know what is.)

So, what’s in your hands?

• teaching your child to name their feelings

• correcting inner lies with outer truths (“Yes, you can.”)

• showing that every child blooms in their own timing

• and remembering that even the gardener needs shade and fresh water

Because when the Garden is well,
the flowers shine.
And when a child is emotionally nourished,
they grow with a strength no wind can take away.

In the end, mama:
you are the sunlight,
the gentle shade,
the water,
and the encouragement.

The Garden blooms because you are there —
noticing, nurturing, loving.

And that is the most beautiful form of care there is.

🌿 Botanical moral of the week:

There’s no such thing as an unbeatable flower — only a well-cared-for one.
And a mother is the most powerful emotional fertilizer on the planet.

Text: Priscila Sotana - Incredibubble

From the series "Truths of the Garden"