Lately I have been in my “are you listening?” mode. The truth is most of the time. No one is listening anyway. My kids do whatever they want and most of the time they only respond to my voice when I say “time for bed.” The response is temper tantrums that make even God wear ear plugs. I am all ears on the parenting bandwagon. I even watch “Super Nanny” on a regular basis. My kids can give lessons.
I am not a single mom but sometimes it feels like it. I spend seven nights a week trying to tame my kids to eat, sleep and be good Christians. Sadly, its not “them” that fails most of the time but me. What kind of person can I emulate to my kids if I spend most of my time trying not to hear what they are saying.
What happens when the tables turn? Are you listening?
April 2, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Hey dearie,
I have no advice just sympathy from the trenches!!! I have to have faith that something will sink in, that I am not just wasting breath all day long!!! Occasionally they will surprise me by either listening & obeying (they hear they just don’t follow!) or spouting something good I’ve repeated a million times!!! Its hard to be patient, but if you are sowing the right things with love I believe we will see the results some day! Hang in there!!!