I said yesterday that I am a successful parent. Today that feeling was confirmed.
Yes, I have had things that I learned tough lessons from. Yet my kids are happy.
My kids are getting good grades. My kids really feel good about themselves and they overall still say good things about me. There are those moments of yelling at me and yet there are many moments of just happy times.
It all stems from giving them power to choose. (Not just a Hobson’s choice where there is not really a choice) but truly giving them total power to choose. For it’s reality. Maybe you’ve heard of the German prisoner of war who lived through it and contributed it all to the attitude choices he made.
Your children can be taught the same.
No, you can’t choose whether you clean your room or not. You can choose if you want to do it in a grumpy, slow fashion, or if you want to bustle through it in a happy go lucky sort of way.
You love your brother. I know you’re mad at this minute and hurt. It’s your choice how lnog to hold on to that.
I realized that hey, my kids ARE going to do better then me because I’m teaching them all THAT great sort of stuff. I love it. I love the way it helps my family. Mostly I LOVE sharing it with others.
Love Marian
