How you do answer the 101 questions that pop into your mind everyday?
Is this the best cereal for my son to eat?
Am I bathing him enough?
How do I keep his ears clean?
Have I done any good in the world today?
Are we teaching our son all he needs to be successful?
And I guess it all boils down to:
Are we good parents?
Because, well, that's why I'm here. Sure I'm here for myself, but I also have this person that I am in charge of, and that I love more than anything.
And that's my random thoughts for the evening.
Yes, you are allowed to go off topic. Especially considering the major traffic on this blog! Ha!
ReplyDeleteAnd, agreed. Sometimes this parenthood thing feels like having the test first and then getting the study guide later. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it all turns out!
But this is the exact same reason that I just picked up another parenting book and I'm trying to hack my way through it. I feel like I do a much better job when I'm in the middle of a good book with good advice, so that when I'm in the trenches, I'm not going, "What on earth am I supposed to do with this?!" (ok, so there's still a little bit of that going on...or a lot).
But, seeing as your little man is so well behaved and so great, I think you can safely feel like you are on the right track! You are a great mommy!
I think that both of you are great, great, great mommies!!!
ReplyDeleteSo have you heard about "Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother"? I think I am going to read it just for kicks...It very much polarizes people. Either they love it or hate it, but it definitely sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteEvery mother has those questions - if she cares at all about her child. And, guess what! It doesn't stop after your kids are grown! Then you start the second-guessing. Should I have done more of this and less of that? My SIL Becky told me her philosophy of child-rearing: just stay out of the way and try not to mess them up too much! My friend Ann calls it benign neglect. I read a quote from Sister Hinckley that reflected my attitude through my active parenting times: unless there is an overriding reason to say no, say yes as often as you can. "Some people" just automatically say no unless they can think of an overriding reason to say yes. I don't think you can spoil kids by allowing them to experience as many things as possible, without putting an unnecessary strain on the family's time, energy or budget. Wow! That turned out to be more of a dissertation than I expected. Anyway, just make sure they know you love them and want the best for them and I just don't think you can go too far wrong!!!
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