Clear Skies
That is the best title for today. It was like it wasn't even a school day. And, I think the biggest change wasn't that Kimberly didn't give me any troubles...it was that I didn't make any. "What?" you ask, "You mean that tantrums can be a direct result from the parent's attitude?" In my opinion and experience - Yes. Maybe this isn't the case with every child's tantrums...but it sure seems to be the cause of my sweet Kimberly's behavior. "What made you finally learn this?" One word: facebook. Two of my dear friends have also been having mommy issues and their experiences made a huge light bulb come on. The best way to get my kids to be nicer is to are you ready for this one...be nicer to them. Genius. Hm...why couldn't I have come up with that one several years ago??? Here's the best news about this new theory: IT WORKS!! Without even losing my cool one little bit, I got Kimberly up and ready (after getting up early enough to make blueberry pancakes - her favorite). No problems of any kind. There was even laughter!! Let's hope that proves successful with Aaron and Sarah. It's going to be kind of tricky with Aaron I think because he has such anger issues, but calming down and responding in a soothing tone certainly wouldn't hurt!Thank You, God...and thank you to my friends (I hope the two of you continue to have parental breakthroughs as well!) God bless, and good luck!
