Being a parent continues to be the single most powerful teacher in my life. Here are some things I'm learning (or need to continue learning!).
1. It's okay to let my child make messes. This is a really hard one for me.
2. Small mistakes will not ruin my child. I have bad mommy days, and my child will not be scarred for life.
3. Parenting takes constant work. Work on me, that is. My lazy inclination is to pop in a video so Ladybug will be entertained and I can do whatever I want. I need to daily overcome that laziness so she gets the full benefit of a stay-at-home-parent.
4. I have more creativity than I realized.
5. It's fun to be creative with my child.
6. My child will repeat everything I say, so I *really* need to clean up my vocabulary. (Nothing bad, but I'd rather not hear my child say "shut up." - Don't worry, I only say that to the Siamese, not Ladybug! If you've had a Siamese cat, then you understand why that phrase is used a lot.)
7. My child wants to eat what I eat. Another thing I need to clean up.
8. I need to work on my willingness to share.
9. I need to learn to think more and react less.
10. The love I have for my children grows more every day. Yet it will never compare to the love that God has for me.
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I SO agree with every single one. *whew* It's THE MOST rewarding and MOST tiring job EVER.
ReplyDeleteSo True! So True! Some days I feel like I rock & other days I feel sorry for my kids:(
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree somewhat with number 10. I love my kids so much that I would willingly give my life for them. That God would love me (as flawed as I am) as much as I love them is so incredibly humbling. BUT I know that He loves me much, much more than I am even capable of loving them.
ReplyDeleteKnowing that my love for my kids is just a tiny, tiny fraction of God's love for me has given me a better idea of how big His love is.
Christi, I think that we're saying the same thing! I was just trying to keep it short and sweet. Well said!
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing that you can stay home with your baby girl! I envy you more than you can know!
ReplyDelete#2 has been probably the single biggest issue I've had to overcome in my 20+ years as a mother. My 1st husband had me so totally convinced that I was utterly incompetent as a mother, I carried the weight, blame and responsibility for every mistake my children made as a direct result of something I did wrong, instead of the learning experiences they were.
ReplyDeleteI'm finally learning to cut myself some slack, and my children are happier and healthier for it.
They love to watch everything we do and repeat everything we do- the good and the bad! Fun list!!
ReplyDeleteI said the word "stupid" yesterday (not to Shiloh or a person, to an object or something, I can't remember...) and Shiloh said, "Mommy! We don't say that word!" Oops!
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