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.
Oh bless! What a sweetie
Yup – that just about sums it up hey 🙂 Wise boy you have there.
And those are the little ‘moments’ that make it all worthwhile 🙂
Isn’t he just?
It’s nice to be appreciated.
Exactly. Made me all warm and fuzzy inside.
This 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!
How gorgeous are they! Beautiful, Dorothy. That says everything. x
Nawwww, 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!
I 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