I woke this dreary morning to a sweet text from one of my B girls. Love them. They are so sweet, polite, funny and just lovable. I love being around them. They just make you smile. I imagine that if I had kids, mine would be very similar to these girls. C and I seem to have the same parenting style. Plus she has been such a great mentor in parenting. It is refreshing to see parents who parent instead of parents who let the kids rule. Even when the girls were little, the melt downs were few and far between. Bed time was the worst, for S. She would scream and cry and cry, but never get out of bed. She just cried in her bed. But they both have their own rooms with nice large double/queen size beds and have slept in their own rooms. S likes to sneak in to others room if she wakes up at night some days, but for the most part minds and does what she should. They are socialized, and are very polite to others. They are just in general really good girls. I have another friend who follows a similar parenting style and her son is also all of the things the B girls are. It is nice to see a parenting style that is proven to work over and over again. I know others like to snide "you just do not understand, you are not a parent" correct i am not, but I nanny and babysit enough and a large enough variety of families to see the different styles and which ones work and which do not. I am becoming quite an expert. I get called Mary Poppins for the love of Pete.. that should say something.
People can be mean. I am not sure if they mean to be or if they are just consumed by themselves that they cannot see past them. I am a busy girl. I always have been. I take after my parents. I am always doing something and am booked weeks in advance. So I love it when my friends call and ensure they get to see me and do not get made bc I am busy. I love it when they understand and love me even though i am a busy girl and try to meet up with me even if they have to meet new people to do it. A called last night and made my night, and is now coming out to see me tonight with some ACS girls.. super excited
Today's quote is one I have been working on for quite some time. It is hard to weed out negative people, even harder when they are family or like family. Sometimes people want to vent and do not realize the venting just escalates their frustration when they relive it over and over again. I prefer to write it out or run and work it out then move on. Others do not and sometimes do not see the effect they have on those around them. I was that girl at one time. I am proof you can change yourself. It takes work a lot of it, but it can be done. But once you do, you will notice you are a much happier person. I like smiling all the time, even if people think I am gassy :)
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