being more of a "yes" mom
I don't know about you, but I find myself saying "NO"...a lot to my children. Why, in heaven's name, is this my first reaction? Control. I think I've talked about this before. For whatever reason I revert to needing to control my child. I control out of fear. Fear of them misbehaving, fear of them being hurt, fear of them hurting someone, fear of being singled out, fear, fear fear. And I'm pretty sure my God does not operate out of fear. So then, why should I? I find myself repeating and negotiating over and over. I do this so much that it seems the word "NO" has lost its meaning. Others say it, and it means so much more. I want my children to respond when I say no, whether it is because I am not feeling what is happening or for safety concerns. Whatever the reason I want them to respond appropriately So how does that happen? A few months ago I said I was going to focus more on giving the children responsib...