Who knew that a piece of bread could spark an existential crisis? There I was, standing in my kitchen with an oval sourdough loaf and a steaming bowl of laksa, about to commit what I can only describe as a minor act of domestic rebellion. I needed to cut my toast lengthways to fit my bowl, but something felt wrong about it. That's when it hit me: how many other completely meaningless rules am I following just because "that's how it's done"? How many patterns am I unconsciously passing to my children? This reminded me of when my husband called in a panic because the kids wanted bread for breakfast—"bread isn't breakfast food," he said, "toast is." That moment of realisation changed everything about how I see inherited parenting patterns...

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