tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876149937951492650.post8635743589254784835..comments2023-08-06T04:47:50.779-07:00Comments on Tru Thots: Been Awhilepresioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16488985344781355446noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876149937951492650.post-21054403498378721902009-11-13T07:19:04.238-08:002009-11-13T07:19:04.238-08:00Thanks Lori,
I try so hard because they are only ...Thanks Lori,<br /><br />I try so hard because they are only this age (or any age) once. It can take one bad experience to ruin our children. One experience can truly set the stage for those to come. I can't prevent all negatives in their lives, which is not my goal. My goal is to "teach" them how to handle them and still feel truly good about themselves after having done the "best" they were able to give.<br /><br />Thank you for your compliments! :)<br /><br />LInda,<br /><br />I absolutely agree with you completely! My childhood was total caos and completely unpredictable, whicn in and of itself, I'm sure, is the reason I am so "controlling". I really really want my children to have emotional stability and to be able to be home and totally feel "safe". That is soooo important to me. The world can be very, very cruel. Home should be our refuge, our safe place.<br /><br />I am sorry for your childhood. You are very succesful at providing a good, safe, comfortable home for your son. You're right. That is what being a parent is all about.presioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16488985344781355446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876149937951492650.post-58897963632488697522009-11-12T22:55:51.911-08:002009-11-12T22:55:51.911-08:00I can only imagine the level of anxiety when you h...I can only imagine the level of anxiety when you have four children. I have only one and get that. But think how you have looked at your own childhood with great awareness and turned your parenting skills into good ones.<br /><br />You teach your children good life skills and it seems like it has paid off. I think that you will always be absorbing the pain of their ups and downs - and would gladly take it for them. Isn't that part of being a mother though. <br /><br />Being controlling is not a bad thing by the way. If you are aware that you are sometimes a bit too controlling, then it will allow you to back off a bit when you need to. <br /><br />Besides, the last think you want to be is out of control!<br /><br />When I grew up, my home was one of domestic violence, moving house and changing schools. I made the choice, as an parent, to have a peaceful home, same house, same suburb, same primary and soon to be same high school for my son. So, I suppose I am controlling in that sense, just trying to get it right. <br /><br />It is very interesting to think about what motivates us to be good parents.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392205573326695683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2876149937951492650.post-45074095813162794992009-11-12T19:45:21.575-08:002009-11-12T19:45:21.575-08:00i'm sorry that you're having some anxietie...i'm sorry that you're having some anxieties.....i truly understand where you're coming from! i think it's wonderful that you want only the best for your family....you are a good mother, and you want to know that your kids are safe and happy!! in today's world, that isn't as easy as it was when we were their age. the important thing, though, is that they know that you love them.....and i can see that you show them love every day, not only in the things you say, but the things you do for them! :))lori vliegenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938424189889768402noreply@blogger.com