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A family like ours

18 September 2013 By Dorothy 10 Comments

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.

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I've been blogging since 2008 and I do it because it keeps me sane.If I didn't blog, my head would explode. If you like your blogs sugar-coated and pretty looking then this is not for you. I write about life as a solo parent dealing with mental illness and recovering from long term emotional abuse. I live with two boy-children and three cats and I like wine. A lot.

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  1. AParentingLife says

    19 September 2013 at 1:11 am

    Oh bless! What a sweetie

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  2. Caz Filmer says

    19 September 2013 at 5:32 am

    Yup – that just about sums it up hey 🙂 Wise boy you have there.

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  3. Jo Fryer says

    19 September 2013 at 7:52 am

    And those are the little ‘moments’ that make it all worthwhile 🙂

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  4. Dorothy says

    20 September 2013 at 5:23 am

    Isn’t he just?

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  5. Dorothy says

    20 September 2013 at 5:23 am

    It’s nice to be appreciated.

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  6. Dorothy says

    20 September 2013 at 5:24 am

    Exactly. Made me all warm and fuzzy inside.

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  7. Poppy Krajewski says

    20 September 2013 at 11:45 am

    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!

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  8. Kellie @ Three Li'l says

    25 September 2013 at 9:55 am

    How gorgeous are they! Beautiful, Dorothy. That says everything. x

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  9. Jac_CommonChaos says

    2 October 2013 at 4:46 am

    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!

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  10. [email protected] LIfe Love and Hiccups says

    8 October 2013 at 11:55 am

    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

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