It feels just like Fall right now and I really wanted a break.
I wanted to try out a photography course that we did not have time for during the year and I once again find myself surrounded by an atmosphere I don't like through the behavior of my children.
Once again, I feel like parenting is airing all my dirty laundry. Once again, it has me stumped and discouraged.
Not at all what I hoped.
If I act sullen (so tempting) and withdrawn maybe they will feel something and respond.
If I keep trying again and again and again, I lose hope. I become so weary of saying, "Please stop responding that way." "Did you have to say that?" "Did that help the situation at all?"
Every little thing. Every little thing they argue over.
Am I not creating the right atmosphere? They say I (the parent) am the atmosphere. I want to cultivate a learning atmosphere. The, "lets have fun and find out what we can about photography."
And instead they argue over who has the phone, whose doing it right, who is taking too long, and it goes on.
I feel like I live with selfish, often self consumed, no self control kids.
And I have been with them most of their lives. In the business world, that would not bode well.
What to do- after tears, a prayer. What To do?
I write. I hope. I pray. I seek. And I try again.
Picked up these beauties after being recovered, waited over
20 years...white? What was I thinking?!? I love them
but totally not practical with kiddos!
The girl wanted chocolate chip cookies, so what did I do?
I baked chocolate chip cookies. Sometimes it feels good to say YES!
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