I constantly question my parenting and wonder what kind of family I am making for my boys. Am I too tough, too soft, too shouty, too boring, too uninterested?
Yesterday, at Macdonalds, my younger son said to me, “Look mum, a family like ours.” It was a mum with two boys, both in high school judging by their uniforms. I said, “Yes, they’re just like us”.
At a table behind us was another mum with two boys and I waited for my son to make a comment about them, too.
Soon enough he said, “They’re not a family like ours”. I asked, “Why not?”
“Did you hear how the mum was telling them ‘You sit there!’? You don’t do that to us.”
“No, I don’t”, I replied.
“Your’re nice to us,” said my son.
Perhaps I worry too much.
Come over and see what others are saying.
AParentingLife says
19 September 2013 at 1:11 amOh bless! What a sweetie
Caz Filmer says
19 September 2013 at 5:32 amYup – that just about sums it up hey 🙂 Wise boy you have there.
Jo Fryer says
19 September 2013 at 7:52 amAnd those are the little ‘moments’ that make it all worthwhile 🙂
Dorothy says
20 September 2013 at 5:23 amIsn’t he just?
Dorothy says
20 September 2013 at 5:23 amIt’s nice to be appreciated.
Dorothy says
20 September 2013 at 5:24 amExactly. Made me all warm and fuzzy inside.
Poppy Krajewski says
20 September 2013 at 11:45 amThis made my day when I read it the other morning (yesterday?!) but I couldn’t leave a comment conveniently enough on my iPhone, having to register, etc, and all the rest of it. So beautiful to read! And your boys will always back you up… in the end. You’re their world!
Kellie @ Three Li'l says
25 September 2013 at 9:55 amHow gorgeous are they! Beautiful, Dorothy. That says everything. x
Jac_CommonChaos says
2 October 2013 at 4:46 amNawwww, we’re always our own biggest critics.
You do an awesome job, and when you’re not feeling it, trust those that tell you you are!
[email protected] LIfe Love and Hiccups says
8 October 2013 at 11:55 amI think we are always our own worst critic. Those kind of comments from your kids though – they are worth a million pats on the back hun xx