'Cause I'm the Mom!
There are 16 days left until school starts and while I dread my littlest one starting kindergarten and my "running out of" kids at home with me, a part of me is looking forward to the routine and the quiet (and being able to clean the house and have it stay clean...until they get home from school).
I was enjoying summer break until a few nights ago when I had to ground three out of four of my kids. Now they think I can be mean. Well, yeah, when you disobey and misbehave so badly that things start shattering in the house, momma is going to get mad.
They were extremely upset. They don't normally see mom mad enough to remove every privilege, unplug computers, and remove cell phones from their hot little hands. They have to learn that rules are to be followed and I mean what I say.
Relationships can be difficult. They aren't always happy, happy, joy, joy. They take work. My kids can help me, and themselves, by not blatantly disregarding household rules. My husband can just listen to everything I tell him to do and we're fine. I'm just kidding. He's a man. He doesn't listen to everything I say. I think it is genetically impossible. We each try to find agreement with the other if it is very important to that other person and compromise on everything else.
If you're struggling and in need of relationship coaching, search for help in your area. For instance, look up Relationship coaching New York for Contemplation Marks. If you are in the New Jersey area, Contemplation Marks is holding a Heart vs. Mind discussion at Barnes & Noble on September 9, 2010.
I should send my hubby to New Jersey for that discussion. I think he's genetically programmed to not discuss feelings too. Read more...
