The past couple of days I have known the embarrassment of the "Teacher" telling me (infront of the other moms driving by in the parking lot no less...) that my son is a holy terror. well, not really, but that he was not obeying her and telling her "no" and well, pretty much that he's a pain. ugh...so I didn't sleep much that night and after much thought and prayers I came up with a plan that I have been implementing w/him to help him realize how important repecting adults is. A little "repect" chart never hurt anyone, and it has brought some peace to our household, and a marked improvement (so she says...) from his teacher.
So, my thoughts on this all you ask? well, even if you don't ask, I'm going to tell you. I stress easily when it comes to my kids. I stress about sickness, whether or not they are hot/cold/hungry/tired/need a hug. I think this makes me a good, stressed out mom. And I wouldn't trade it for the world...I have come to realize these past couple of days that Brandon is growing up right before my eyes and I'm missing some of it because I seem to have turned into the naggy mom. Good grief. He's got some major independance now and learning to think on his own and I have to be there more to guide him, to love him. I think the little boy who argues with a fence-post (thanks for that analogy mom...) needs his mommy to help him learn right from wrong even more so than before. This is new for me, a hundred million moms out there have done this before, but new for me! My son is not a baby anymore and I now know how it feels to struggle with the loss of that stage. When he looks at me and tells me that he loves me right after telling me to "fetch him a snack now!" I can honestly say I have no idea how to react! Any one have any words of wisdom? I sure could use the encouragement now! :-) Thanks for listening...
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