• Last December, my family spent two weeks traveling through Europe. • I'd expected my parents to take the lead, as they'd done so many times before during my childhood. • But this time, they depended on my sister and me, and I've learned how to better show up for them.

Every summer of my childhood began the same way: with a packed suitcase, an early morning train, and my parents double-checking everything while my sister and I sleepily followed behind.

My parents were always the ultimate planners. Tickets, snacks, backup plans for the backup plans — they had everything sorted.

Even as my sister and I got older and each moved to different countries, our parents still took the lead when we traveled with them.

So, last December, when we decided to go on a family trip to Europe, I cou

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