Showing posts with label a strong will. Show all posts
Showing posts with label a strong will. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I would never have thought...
It would be Annie...ANNIE...that cut her own hair. And not just a little in the back, OH NO, we couldn't do that.
I still can't believe it. Apparently after her bath she was trying to color a picture and her wet hair kept getting in her face. Oh Annie....
Monday, August 6, 2007
I would NEVER. . .
You know how, before you had kids, you would say things like "I would never let my kids . . ." I painted parasols at a theme park for 5 summers throughout my college years, and I thought those thoughts MANY times.
I would NEVER buy my child something if he/she was throwing such a fit.
I would NEVER let my child talk to me that way.
I would NEVER let my child leave the house dressed in mismatched clothing!
Oh how God humbles us with time and children. I once heard a mother of 4 girls say, that even after having 3 kids, she was judgemental of other moms. She said that her first 3 kids were all mild-mannered, easy going kids. She thought they were this way because of her superior parenting skills. She said that she would see other mom's struggling in the grocery store or in church with their children and think, "They need to discipline that child more." Then, she said, that God gave her #4. A strong willed, highly spirited, little ball of fire. She realized then, that yes, parenting does matter of course, but that when you have a truly STRONG WILLED child, it's a whole different ball game.
I loved her for telling me that story. It makes me understand the "other" moms out there. The ones that don't have a strong willed child. It makes me understand that it's nearly impossible for someone to understand what it's like to parent one of these bright, unpredictable, witty, and stubborn children, unless they have one of their own. It gives me a forgiving spirit (most of the time) when they make ignorant comments or give me a "look." I do have a couple of good friends, who don't have strong willed children, that are capable of understanding this. I thank God for you, because you are not judgemental, and you truly have a spirit of gentleness and kindness with my child.
Another "I would never . . "
"I would never let my kids watch that annoying purple dinosaur!"
The girls just finished watching Barney!
I would NEVER buy my child something if he/she was throwing such a fit.
I would NEVER let my child talk to me that way.
I would NEVER let my child leave the house dressed in mismatched clothing!
Oh how God humbles us with time and children. I once heard a mother of 4 girls say, that even after having 3 kids, she was judgemental of other moms. She said that her first 3 kids were all mild-mannered, easy going kids. She thought they were this way because of her superior parenting skills. She said that she would see other mom's struggling in the grocery store or in church with their children and think, "They need to discipline that child more." Then, she said, that God gave her #4. A strong willed, highly spirited, little ball of fire. She realized then, that yes, parenting does matter of course, but that when you have a truly STRONG WILLED child, it's a whole different ball game.
I loved her for telling me that story. It makes me understand the "other" moms out there. The ones that don't have a strong willed child. It makes me understand that it's nearly impossible for someone to understand what it's like to parent one of these bright, unpredictable, witty, and stubborn children, unless they have one of their own. It gives me a forgiving spirit (most of the time) when they make ignorant comments or give me a "look." I do have a couple of good friends, who don't have strong willed children, that are capable of understanding this. I thank God for you, because you are not judgemental, and you truly have a spirit of gentleness and kindness with my child.
Another "I would never . . "
"I would never let my kids watch that annoying purple dinosaur!"
The girls just finished watching Barney!
Monday, June 4, 2007
a panty showdown.
i knew it would come. after almost 2 weeks of wearing panties without too much resistance, it hit, the showdown. why? well, we only had 2 pair of panties that "fit." i put parenthesees around fit, because, to ellie, "fit" is VERY relative. so yesterday i bought her 4 new pairs of panties that "fit." i brought them home and she tried them on and said, "yeah mom, i like them!" "too easy", my brain told me, but i told myself to be more positve and move on. this morning i said "ok, time to get dressed." now there's a battle cry for our house! ellie screamed "noooooooo. i don't want too!" i calmly told her that yes, it was time to get dressed and that i wanted her to wear one of her new panties. seriously, you would think by her crying, screaming, falling on the floor reaction, that i had told her she was going to have to eat vegetables for the rest of her life! after a few more calm statements, i finally decided that she needed a bit more incentive, and i put her outside. with the panties. i told her she could come in when the panties were on and she was happy. how long do you think it took? 10, 15, 20 minutes? how about 45! she sat on the porch and alternated between screaming and crying for about 25 minutes, and then she just sat there for awhile. finally, she calmly put on the panties, found a catapillar and knocked on the door. "why hello!" i said, "would you like to come in?" ellie showed me the catapillar and then showed me her panties and said, "i'm ready to be nice mommy." it was all quite civilized considering she had just been screaming! she cracks me up! she HATES to give in. but she finally did! score one for mommy today. i know it won't be the last showdown over the panties. i actually spoke to a lady a few days ago who had a daughter who still hates panties and she's 10! but i'm ready, mommy can be strong willed too!
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