This morning as I was listening to the kids waking up I heard Jack say "Lottie, we have to clean up this mess or mom will make a mean face." What mean face I thought. So I went into the bathroom and pretended to yell in the mirror--holy smokes!! My face is mean! All this time we've been telling Jack to stop making these mean faces - we even included it in the house rules and it turns out he was just copying me.
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When Dallin was little he had a hard time getting along with his little brother. He'd often get frustrated and make a mean, growling noise. We tried to correct his behavior, to no avail. Then, one day when I was frustrated with Dallin, I caught myself making the same noise - Oops! They learn these things somewhere, and most likely from Mom - a sobering thought.
This is what I thought when I read this: 1. Jack is very astute. 2. Good that you have a face because then you will only have to do it and not yell. 3. Good that you thought you should go look at your face - what mom would think to do that?! 4. I gotta be more self-reflecting...
Boy is this true! Kids are a giant mirror!!! I've learned a lot about myself through the process of becoming a mother and raising my children. Some great, some good some not so good, but it is a calling for eternity and I've got all time and eternity to get really good at it. One day at a time!
Ryan and I just say this to our kids, "Parents are hypocrites, so just deal with it."
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