tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479693048632476929.post4534121470711263214..comments2023-08-01T05:10:26.321-06:00Comments on You May Say I'm A Dreamer: Happy Mother's Day...You May Say I'm A Dreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951960903633390194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479693048632476929.post-4255107340681699892011-05-13T17:12:36.440-06:002011-05-13T17:12:36.440-06:00Amen!! To it all. I completely agree!Amen!! To it all. I completely agree!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17650386366226859611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1479693048632476929.post-53204830885884927042011-05-09T13:47:21.474-06:002011-05-09T13:47:21.474-06:00Oh man can I relate to your post or what?
There w...Oh man can I relate to your post or what?<br /><br />There was honestly a time when I would freak out about my house's cleanliness. I'd say I still have a pretty neat house considering I have 3 children and there is an area of my living that still reminds to be full of toys because it would seem that my little one is constantly playing. But aside from the toys I'd say my house is clean.<br /><br />I find it hard to sweat the small stuff. I try my hardest to allow my children to be themselves and make their own mistakes but I do get on them about consequences. And unfortunately it makes me the bad guy (especially in my mother's eyes). But I'd rather teach them to be independent than to spend my entire life trying to shelter them. Otherwise, how would they learn? And if they have to sometimes learn the hard way then so be it. <br /><br />But that's not to say that I don't try to shelter them. Like you said, I don't want to miss out on "teaching opportunities".<br /><br />I'd say the "Life isn't fair" lesson is definitely the hardest. But it is definitely the truth and one lesson that we preach to our children. <br /><br />As much as we want to shelter and protect our children, I think sometimes it can do more harm. At least in my brother's case it did.mountains-to-climbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593442938301498409noreply@blogger.com