tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023715798467546558.post6589203777461003687..comments2023-09-21T08:43:40.279-07:00Comments on Another Day-Another Dollar: Took My Breath AwayGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091729899953155906noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023715798467546558.post-90512666636256642642010-12-02T10:44:45.245-08:002010-12-02T10:44:45.245-08:00Get a mug of hot chocolate and sit back and relax,...Get a mug of hot chocolate and sit back and relax, because I've got a lot to say!<br /><br />A. I love that song and thought about posting about it myself. Are you converting to country music?<br /> i. Nearly every station that we get reception to is playing non-stop Christmas music already which has sent me to near all country listening lately (because they are not). Except Hip has developed a passion for Christmas music and gets upset when I change it!<br /><br />B. Yesterday: while I was holding Hip down for his blood draw and I knew what was coming and he had no idea, I was trying to distract him by asking him questions about his toy car. In the middle of the conversation the needle plunged and he immediately stopped talking, started crying, and yelled "Daddddddddddyyyyyyyyyyy!" Even though it is not me he loves most and cries out for, I am so glad he has someone in his life that he knows loves him unconditionally. That took my breath away.<br /><br />C. I have always held myself to the standard of expecting just as good of behavior from myself as I expect from the children I worked with and then of course of my own children when I became a parent. This was one of my mantras when I was working with parents. Unfortunately, I have completely lost control and am working my way back to that place. It's been a very humbling experience and at night when reflecting on the good/bad in the day I always come back to where I lost control and how much better the outcome would have been had I not. <br /><br />D. I started reading "Positive Discipline" as a result of her posts. I've only read 10 pages so far and it has helped so much in 24 hours. One of the things the author points out in the first few pages is that punitive parenting is designed to create ultra-obedient children and sadly breaks their spirit in the process. This took my breath away because it has been my biggest worry through the last few months. So much so that I tearfully expressed it to L a few weeks ago, "I'm breaking his spirit." It's so weird how I knew I was totally wrong and couldn't/wouldn't change it. I do 90% of what the author says already but that 10% is what is going to help Hip's spirit thrive again. It's good to be reminded--maybe that's why we are asked to read and re-read the BOM:)<br /><br />F. Those are super awesome stories about your boys.Myndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402802091987192882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023715798467546558.post-14802019037204597722010-11-30T20:20:29.916-08:002010-11-30T20:20:29.916-08:00Dad: Now you that you mention it, I DO remember t...Dad: Now you that you mention it, I DO remember that story. I had completely forgotten. That is HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04884718608716559228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023715798467546558.post-56705756257971916372010-11-30T19:20:02.338-08:002010-11-30T19:20:02.338-08:00Now for a second comment I can't resist (talk ...Now for a second comment I can't resist (talk about not having self-control). Mom has that exact saying on beautiful metalwork. Unfortunately, she first hung it over the toilet in the bathroom. It takes on a whole different meaning there.... It now resides on a bedroom wall.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512938323238666455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023715798467546558.post-15574260697160206892010-11-30T19:17:36.011-08:002010-11-30T19:17:36.011-08:00You are so right to pay attention to the little ti...You are so right to pay attention to the little tings in life - they are all marvels. I learned the last lesson you write about too late. I cringe everytime I see a parent losing control with little ones.Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512938323238666455noreply@blogger.com