A Little More Than The Average...
I read a great line on another blog tonight that stuck with me. And I think it describes my parenting style...
"I am consistently striving to do at least a little more than the average."
That really sums it up. We go places, we do things, we see things, we try things, we experience things. Sometimes it's a hassle to make it happen. Sometimes I do a lot of sweating. Matt sometimes askes me, "Why do you put all that pressure on yourself?" But it's for a reason.
We act silly. We laugh at jokes only the three of us know about. I have taught them about humor and goofiness and stories with character voices and silly dancing.
I try to always talk to them, teach them and listen to them. I do the best I can.
And on a night like tonight, when I wanted to kill Lucy (and beat myself up for getting so frustrated) for screaming in her room because she wanted a glass of water (her 4th request for something) before I leave her, I try and tell myself I am only human. All I can do is the best I can do and remind myself that it is still a pretty damn good job.
posted by Sarah @ 8:56 PM
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Sorry I've been MIA.
Jeff often asks me..."Why do you put so much pressure on yourself?
Why stress yourself out?"
Because I strive to be better.
Even if that means..YES..I heard your boss say "No we don't have to bring anything to the party." You can't go to a party with your boss at his HOUSE...empty handed...so I stress for 2 days about what to bring...shoot me.
I strive to do things for other people that I'd want done for me...sometimes I'm let down when they don't do it...but I can't control them.
I can only control me.
You are simply an astoundingly wonderful mother.... and even at your "worst moments" of frustration - you set limits while still sending the message, "I love you the most!!"
Simply wonderful. Never doubt it.
No joke dude, you're doing a great job! And for as much as we fought growing up, and lord knows there was a lot of yelling going on, we don't remember any of that and we both feel we had a butt great, butt happy childhood! And we did! And I know even if you didn't do all these activities, and yell at them when you lose your patience, Lucy and Tomma will no doubt feel the same way.
ps. I think not losing your patience is abnormal. I think it comes with the territory!
Just to clarify since I realize the post was confusing...Lucy was the one doing the screaming, not me. But I DID talk to her in a very NOT NICE way and pull her back to her bed and I felt guilty about that.
Anything I'd say has already been said. You ARE a great Mom...even when you don't think so, you are the best Mom your children could have :)
....oh, I KNEW who the yeller was! My Lucy! No surprise there! HA!
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