tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566943.post7532084515063566951..comments2024-01-06T09:23:35.078+00:00Comments on Are you ready for this?: Keep your words soft and sweet..The other mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03913638956964378435noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566943.post-62009946566713670012009-02-19T15:11:00.000+00:002009-02-19T15:11:00.000+00:00I don't think you did anything wrong. Children ha...I don't think you did anything wrong. Children have to learn<BR/>to learn their boundries and as<BR/>a parent that is your job. No <BR/>one likes a child that whines<BR/>and gripes about every situation.<BR/>I also feel that children should<BR/>recognize that their parents are<BR/>human just like them. When I feel<BR/>that I may have over-reacted to<BR/>a situation I wait until I have<BR/>cooled down and then I speak to<BR/>whichever child has pushed all my<BR/>buttons and explain to them why<BR/>I acted the way I did and how<BR/>their actions precipitated the<BR/>reaction I had. I hope that made<BR/>sense, I haven't had enough coffee<BR/>yet. Anyway, I was trying to <BR/>say that you are a good parent,<BR/>if you weren't you would ever<BR/>have any regrets about your<BR/>parenting. MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566943.post-91691581380375949582009-02-19T14:43:00.000+00:002009-02-19T14:43:00.000+00:00Put me in the I agree with Julie camp as well. Al...Put me in the I agree with Julie camp as well. Although I have to admit that I feel the same as you after I have lost my temper. The bickering, whining and general not following directions gets to me...often. I wish I was calm and could always hold my temper and not say things I regret later on. The only thing I can do is to make sure that even though I might mess up, they know I love them just as your kids know you love them. <BR/><BR/>I think keeping my words soft is probably one of my biggest issues...I'm thankful that I get a new day to work on it each time I wake up.Tired Mom of Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18438220534152871308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566943.post-88517261226081717522009-02-19T10:46:00.000+00:002009-02-19T10:46:00.000+00:00I'm with Julie too. I probably would have done the...I'm with Julie too. I probably would have done the same thing or maybe worse (cringe). Thankfully it's not too often Nick won't just stop after the first warning. Usually it's someone else's kid I watch doing it as I think to myself "why don't you just take her home already". Notice I said "her" because I have some friends with a daughter...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566943.post-51999180029794427362009-02-19T03:14:00.000+00:002009-02-19T03:14:00.000+00:00I'm with Julie...but I think it's because I have o...I'm with Julie...but I think it's because I have one of those kids myself. And I'm glad, always glad, to read that I'm not the only mother to lose her temper and say really nasty things to a teeny-weeny..which is what Ana is. I actually had to have a heart-to-heart with her about how she needed to stop telling people that I'm a bad mom. At this point, she's mostly only joking, but really...GAH...<BR/><BR/>I suppose if we can get them to adults without them requiring serious amounts of therapy, we're doing okay as parents.<BR/><BR/>And you...you are one of the most amazing mommies I have ever met!!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187074809389756590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566943.post-8574801196419051432009-02-19T00:18:00.000+00:002009-02-19T00:18:00.000+00:00is it wrong that I don't really think you did anyt...is it wrong that I don't really think you did anything wrong?Julie Julie Bo Booliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02106650181796688080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12566943.post-39058398699053272212009-02-18T23:52:00.000+00:002009-02-18T23:52:00.000+00:00Duncan is Seth. To a T. And I find myself having t...Duncan is Seth. To a T. And I find myself having the same reaction as you. Today even - as he came and asked for help with a Tae Kwon Do move, and then wigged out that I didn't know what I was doing, and that he doesn't need help, and to stop talking because he "knows" what to do, and I wigged out and told him that he'd better not ever ask for my help and then behave so disgracefully when I try to give it. There's more, but suffice to say, I honestly truly do know how a small child with a big mouth can get under your skin with constant wheedling whining, complaining and just SHUT YOUR GOB you ungrateful beast!!!! Ahhhhhh that felt better.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02149048192796015117noreply@blogger.com