Quick parenting adivce

As Todd and I were discussing the other night at Chipotle' (yeah, I know, a hotspot for philosophical discourse), due to unforseen things, parents can only really promise their child's "now". It's not possible to promise them a future, really. I don't mean that you stop planning, stop promising your child that "I'll always love you, always watch over you", because they need that. They need the confidence that you're there. What I mean is that as a parent, you should fully embrace the present. It's a cliche' to "live in the now", but I really understand it now. It's sad that it took such a tragedy to really understand it. And it's not like I didn't hold them precious, or pay attention to them, I did, but maybe I would have paid more attention or something. Maybe I would have been less frustrated with them when they were misbehaving, since, really, they're only being who they are anyway. Maybe I could even have treasured their naughtiness.