I've been thinking a lot about parenting lately. I'm trying to decide if I should quit school for a while and just work so I'm not pulled in so many different directions while I'm home. So that got me thinking about parenting in general, and there are a few things I've learned in my almost sixteen years as a mother.
You cannot control you childs behavior; you can only control your reaction to it.
If you have to choose between playing a game with your kids or doing the dishes; the dishes can wait.
Only make promises you can keep.
Every birthday is a celebration.
Apologize to your kids when you've done something wrong.
Whatever they've broken is just a thing...don't break their heart because of it.
Always say I love you when you say goodbye.
Everyday is a gift...treat it as such because you'll never get it back.
Very few things require yelling and even less require spanking.
Love unconditionally...it really is the only way to love.
And finally...when you feel like you have no idea what your doing and you think that your kid will probably need therapy someday...relax!! No one knows what they're doing (and therapy is not so bad :)
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