tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754813035262036348.post4993909829667710362..comments2023-04-02T04:54:55.002-06:00Comments on The Heart of a Mom: Another long post......sorry!Darlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255532553760304422noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754813035262036348.post-63788147397918825832008-03-18T10:43:00.000-06:002008-03-18T10:43:00.000-06:00Rach, I don't know if the rest of the "world" will...Rach, I don't know if the rest of the "world" will ever be convinced, but I do know that it shouldn't feel so hard to carry through a genuine convinction, either (if done with the right spirit). Maybe it won't be. We'll see.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255532553760304422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754813035262036348.post-68552174376321248202008-03-17T23:49:00.000-06:002008-03-17T23:49:00.000-06:00hmm..echoes my own heart..the last part. I think y...hmm..echoes my own heart..the last part. I think you know that..hah hah..<BR/>Help me convince the rest of the world....Rachel Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161969464062031462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754813035262036348.post-61065629988829445762008-03-17T22:22:00.000-06:002008-03-17T22:22:00.000-06:00Tonya: I had no idea you knew I started a blog (a...Tonya: I had no idea you knew I started a blog (and now I'm really nervous about what I wrote!). Seriously, I really am grateful for your encouragement because truly I feel like I'll be swimming against the current. You described it right as being a "lonely battle".<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your nice comments about Hannah's behaviour. Obviously it's nice to know that some diligence has paid off.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255532553760304422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754813035262036348.post-68060329241032971242008-03-17T20:28:00.000-06:002008-03-17T20:28:00.000-06:00Darla, stick to your guns. I don't know if you are...Darla, stick to your guns. I don't know if you are right or wrong. (it will be few years before I have kids so I can compare then and ask you for advice if it is working out well hehe) What I do know is that my parents chose to raise us in a way that family, friends and sometimes even the church strongly opposed. We are not perfect and it is by the grace of God that you can look at many we grew up with or have similar ages and there is no question that my parents made the right choice even though it was a lonely struggle for them at times.<BR/><BR/>I did tell my Mom today that I was impressed by Hannah's behavior yesterday. You have helped her to develop personal discpline already. She was telling me that she eats the crust 1st so I asked her why and learned that it is the part she does not like so she does it 1st!<BR/><BR/>All I know about parenting from my short stint as a roommate/parent is to Pray, Pray, Pray and God will help you to have the right response, behavior, action at the right time :-)Teagrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287396392221481262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754813035262036348.post-31004560010145874782008-03-17T17:09:00.000-06:002008-03-17T17:09:00.000-06:00Mrs. Wizzle: Worrying about the future, unfortuna...Mrs. Wizzle: Worrying about the future, unfortunately, is very much my nature. I wish it wasn't, believe me. I think because I'm at a stage where all the kids that I "mentored" - if I can use that term - are teenagers/young adults, and mine are still so young, I find myself much more serious. Not that these kids are bad - they are great, great kids, and most of them have "made it" so far. But because I have seem some of the pitfalls - as an outsider - before I even had kids, I really find myself wondering if some of these can be avoided with my own. <BR/><BR/>Maybe some of them can't. I guess time will tell.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for commenting. I really appreciate it.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255532553760304422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754813035262036348.post-49461726705632564852008-03-17T07:07:00.000-06:002008-03-17T07:07:00.000-06:00Whew! That IS a long post! This realization that t...Whew! That IS a long post! This realization that they are growing up is going to hit off and on throughout their lives! Sometimes it will be an attitude or something they say or how they look. I remember one time we took a picture of Marcus and after it was developed I looked at it and realized that I was losing my little boy, he was a young man all of a sudden! It was and is bittersweet because we DO want them to develop into adults,becoming independent, hoping they retain all of our teachings, yet still we want to hold on to the innocence and sweetness of babyhood, boyhood, girlhood etc. Enjoy the now, don't worry about the future too much. Teach them the best you can. Parenting is the kind of job that when you feel like maybe you are finally getting the hang of it you are out of a job. Poof! They are all grown up and being independent and having their own children. Scary stuff that you only have one chance at it for each kid. Have fun!Mrs. Wizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887886180747765784noreply@blogger.com