how to become a patient parent via wild parenting (if you click on the wild parenting link it will take you to their site and there are many other good links in the post).
I lost my patience with Cora yesterday, in a really embarassing and bad way. I’m the adult here, I should be able to control myself. How can I expect her to control herself if I can’t even come close to controlling myself?
Today has been better. She seems fine. I seem fine(ish). We went for the most glorious walk. Partly because it’s beautiful outside, but mostly because she could just be who she is and I took myself away and let her be. She pushed her baby in her doll stroller. I pushed mine (she’s not a toddler, nope, not at all) in the big stroller. It took almost an hour and we didn’t go far – just to drop off some mail and around the block. But it was wonderful. Every moment. She is an amazing little person and I love when I can remove myself enough to see her for who she is.
In the end we are all works in progress, no?
Hope you are all enjoying some beautiful weather today too. I can’t wait for spring when we can be outside much more.
1 Comment
February 10, 2009 at 3:57 pm
I know the feeling (of losing it and then beating yourself up for it–the whole “how can I expect her to control herself if I can’t…”) Give yourself a break mama. We learn from our mistakes. Hopefully you’re a faster learner than I!