Monday, October 27, 2008
It's tough being a kid
As I sit here reflecting on another day, I wonder what I could have done better and will try to work on for tomorrow. One thing that keeps coming up is my attention towards Emma. She is such a sweetheart and I love spending time with her. I am finding it more and more difficult to find any uninterrupted time with her to do something she wants to do. Rebecca is at an age where she is starting to play on her own, but not long enough for me and Emma to do something. Rebecca is also a tough little cookie who will go and pull Emma's hair when she gets frustrated. I feel for Emma because 9 times out of 10 she will just sit there and take it from Rebecca when what I really want to tell her is to haul off and hit her sister for pulling her hair. Now when I say pull, I mean she comes out with a handful of hair. How Emma doesn't scream from the pain, I don't know. Fortunately Emma is a very sensitive girl and does take direction very well. When I told her she couldn't hit her sister she does take that seriously. I continue to tell her to tell me her frustrations and we will work it out together. I just say my prayers at the end of the day and hope that God will give me the strength and wisdom to do better tomorrow.
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I think you are doing a great job with your girls! Emma and Rebecca are sweethearts and have such good manners. It is hard to get quality one-on-one time when you have 2. I feel like I never get it with Nathan anymore, now that he is in school all day :(. I'll take Rebecca off your hands anytime if you really want to do something with Emma.
Hey Sis, I feel for you and understand. I too, go through the same thing with Nathan and Rachel. As I've said before, you are doing a wonderful job raising those girls. They both love you. Unfortunately sometimes the oldest gets the short end of the stick. Just keep doing what you're doing and try to spend some time with her while Rebecca takes a nap. Also, I would take Nate and Kates mom up on her offer sometime. It's great to have nice friends that live close by. Lots of love and hugs to you from Pittsburgh!
Karen, You are certainly doing a great job with the girls. The fact that you are thinking so much about how to meet their needs means that most of the time you probably are! Lately I have been telling some of the more "experienced" moms I know some of my struggles and they keep saying "GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK!" I think we're in a hard stage. Little ones need lots of attention and it is hard to figure out how to give it to them. Sometime it feels like I could spend all my attention on them, and it still wouldn't be enough! Lately I just try to include A in on my daily activities as a way of spending time together ... Also I figure that A did get 3 1/2 years of my undivided attention before C came along, and poor C will always be raised with "divided" attention so he won't know the difference (although he gets one on one time when A's at school). The important thing is that you love them and try your best. And give the rest to God and ask Him to help you!
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