to be patient.
to listen more.
to play more.
to give you more of my time.
to just let you be yourself.
to try harder.
to be a better mommy.
I am writing this because here lately I feel that all I do is YELL at Mallory. She is such a great kid and I have been feeling like a really bad mom. I know most mom's have their moments when they loose, well I have. Not like to the point where I beat my kid because I would never do that. BUT all I do is yell at her ALL day long. She knows what I am saying to her even if she is only 34 months old. She is a very smart, bright little girl. I am so proud of her and what she has accomplished at such a young age. The only thing is when she doesn't want to do something, well she just won't do it. I just feel like I need to do the above for myself and quit feeling such guilt about not being the best mother I can. So from this day forward, I promise to try harder, have more patience, and listen more. Even on those days when she is really crawling my nerves. :)
I feel you girl. I was at a point several months ago when I was doing the exact same thing. I felt so bad. How I broke that "habit" was I had to remind myself that I didn't want my kids to grow up and as an adult, the thing they remembered the most was their mom yelling at them all of the time.
ReplyDeleteI also found myself being too hard on Aleciea b/c she is older than Madison and I just expect her to act older than she really is b/c she is such a good kid. But that's just it...she is a kid!
It wasn't hard for me to quit the yelling. At least you realize it and you'll think before you speak/yell. :O)