Go soft verb phrase
To become not very strict, or easily manipulated; to not do something to the fullest
I'm really not interested in this so I decided to go soft.
I find it strange that my mother suddenly went soft.
The verb "go" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The similarity between the children and their parents
I looked at my father's eyes, then looked at my eyes. I thought the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.