"I'm going to remember it the next time you're telling me I'm too stubborn."

He will, but also won't. He'll remember what she said in those moments, sure, but out of amusement. Maybe tease her a bit. But, more importantly, he'll remember them in the darker times. When it's so hard to think of anything positive at all. She's stuck with him.

Family is stuck with him.

"And... I'll figure that out, someday." Knowing other people think it. Knowing other people believe it, it's one thing. Maybe if he hears it enough, it'll finally sink in. He'll finally accept that somehow, he's enough. "But hearing it? Especially from family?"

He's getting sappy again, ugh.

"Helps a lot."