Articles tagged with: Simplifying
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1. Choose your battles
2. If it does not hurt your children or someone/something else, it’s probably okay if they try it.
I need practice in both of those areas. It’s real super easy to get caught in the ‘gotta get it done now’ or the ‘for Christ’s sake kid, just do what I’m tellin ya’ mode. It seems like I am endlessly hollering at my kids. When, in the grand scheme of things, 98% of the crap I holler at them about is really unimportant.
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“YES” Days- Sometimes I am so not into arguing, hollering or pouting I make a pact with myself first thing in the morning: I will not say ‘no’ to my children once today.
‘Momma, can I have cookies for breakfast?’ ‘YES!’
‘Momma, can we get out the PlayDoh?’ ‘YES!’
‘Momma, can you remove Super Glue?’ ‘Whoa!’
This post is in an effort to remember my Two Things
