How to Exasperate Your Children

joelsgirl

joelsgirl

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I don't know how many of you read Janet Phillip's blog, but today's post about pierced me through my soul.

Warning: Be prepared to be convicted if you click this link

It was just a good reminder about how important actively parenting is. I tend to be all like, "Eh, my kids are not so bad. They aren't destructive or mean...most of the time, right?" But I can see how I am doing some of those things listed and I can see the beginnings of a side of my sweet son I don't like.

I'm not saying I agree with all of them, but sometimes I get sort of bogged down by constantly dealing with small children that I find myself treating them in ways I never would intentionally do.

Anyway, it just spoke to me and I wanted to share it with scrap-addicted, like-minded friends.
 
Thanks for posting this. It's such a balancing act and I'm always scared that I'm going one way or the other to the extreme. Crushing her ego is something I'm constantly worried about (and the kid has got a huge one lemme tell you LOL). I see Kassi say snotty little things about other kids sometimes and I'll call her out on it- like don't be a hypocrite because you can misbehave too, don't' think you're better than other people, etc....but then you do want to praise them for what they're good at. I have no problem admitting that I'm wrong, but I'm afraid sometimes I expect too much from her.
Sigh.
Parenting is the toughest job in the world isn't it.
 
I hadn't been to Janet's blog in a few days. In this secular world, I feel like it's a constant struggle for DH and I to raise our kiddos up in a Godly fashion. And by that I mean for Mommy and Daddy to follow His principles in raising them. Kellie, thanks so much for posting this. I really needed it this morning.
 
I am a fan of Janet's as well, but hadn't seen this yet... thanks for posting Kellie!

I think that sometimes it is so hard to be honest with ourselves regarding who we really are as parents. But the job that we have is so important and I know that I really needed to hear some of these points today, excellent reminders of being the parent that I really want to be!
 
Yes, I read it yesterday (or whenever it was that it showed up in Google Reader). I definitely felt convicted. For the most part, I think I do most of the ones that I agree with. But my kids have been semi-sick (Wes actually has an ear infection) and have been so over-tired the past few days b/c of school starting etc. And everything they're doing seems to be getting under my skin. So every time today that I have told them to "JUST STOP!!", I've wondered to myself whether I'm exasperating my children. LOL
 
You know which one got me the most? The one about modeling hypocrasy. I am the WORST about telling my kids to do the thing I know they should be doing but then not doing it myself.

Like I make them sit at the table till they are finished eating, but I can not stand to have to sit there with them when I am finished eating and the kitchen needs to be cleaned or the laundry needs to be put up or whatever, even if it is just that the email needs to be checked, I HATE just sitting there while they take two years to eat a sandwich. But once I am up, THE KIDS are up. I feel certain Janet would not approve, lol.

I am glad you girls liked it. I was afraid some overachievers were going to bust up in here with their self righteousness, but I suppose they probably don't spend their days browsing forums, eh?
 
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