It hurts…
when you try to do your best as a parent and your kids think you are horrible.
It hurts when they can’t see that what you are doing for them is so that they grow to be the best they can be.
It hurts when they think that they are hard done by, having to do chores and jobs around the house, when they question what you do all day and tell their friends that you are a slave driver.
It hurts, really hurts when your children don’t think you’re perfect anymore, when you’ve fallen from that pedastool.
It’s the hardest job in the world, this motherhood business.
When they are older they will look back on it and realise that you were just doing what’s best for them, out of love. I know this because I’ve been that kid, and I’ve felt that way and I’ve said things I’ve regretted. But now I’m older and it all makes sense now. I’m glad my mother cared enough to do the things she did, to make me a better person, even though I couldn’t see it at the time.
Comment by Katie — October 24, 2007 @ 11:57 am
Same here, we are going through the same stuff here. It hurts and makes you wonder is it worth the arguments. I hope it over soon for us all.
Comment by Trish — October 24, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
It’s a long wait… about 25 they start coming around.
Comment by Pamela — October 24, 2007 @ 5:10 pm
Very cute photos!
Comment by ONwebCHECK — October 24, 2007 @ 9:36 pm
thats cute shots. I cant wait my son will do like that hahha.
Comment by genny — October 24, 2007 @ 11:14 pm
MAN!!! I feel exactly like that today. I even had a big cry about it cuz it hurt so much and believe it or not, my kid’s just three! God help me…..
Comment by Big Pumpkin — October 25, 2007 @ 5:13 am
those photos are soooo adorable. And what you said is so true. I find myself saying to my son “Wait until you have kids”, which is what my own parents said to me. Ahhh it’s an endless cycle. They will truly never know until they go through it themselves.
Comment by Brenna — October 25, 2007 @ 11:57 am