Sometimes I wonder if I express well enough to my two sons how precious they are to me. I would hope that I do, but life gets busy, you know? I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'd like to make an extra effort to be the best mom I can be.
What about you? Do you feel like you're the best parent you can be or are there areas of your parenting you wish you could improve upon? What are those areas? How could you improve?
2007-11-21 05:53:11 · 15 answers · asked by Lydia 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you (((((Zalem)))))
2007-11-21 08:01:16 · update #1
Make for them enchiladas every day LOL, and be equal to all of them. Don't favor one on other, and show them lots of affection. I guess by the way you are with your friends, you are a great mother also. (((Lydia)))
2007-11-21 07:57:31 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I worry about this all the time. My son and I verbally tell each other that we love the other on a daily basis. Its something different when you actually show the love. I hope that my son feels the love that I have for him. I tend to be a little hard on him because I want him to be the best he can be and Im a single parent and am scared that he'll get sucked in by the streets and I never want that to happen. I feel that I could do more as a parent. I feel like I dont talk to him enough but at the same time I know that I am a perfectionist and nothing that I do is ever good enough.
2007-11-21 14:03:10 · answer #2 · answered by that hot chick 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love them so much, I tell them all the time. I hope they really know, sometimes they say "I know mommy(eye roll)" What really makes me sure is when they tell me they love me, unsolicited. That is really a spark to my heart.
I try so hard to be a good parent. That includes not letting them have everything they want, which is hard when you have single parent guilt. I have to work on having more patience. Two boys really can be a challenge to this! They are like two little Tazmanian Devils, spinning! I thank God on a daily basis for having faith in me to meet this challenge.
2007-11-21 14:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by Rebekah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every time you express it to them, even if it's a kind word, a hug, an encouragement, a scolding, if you're doing it with profound love in your heart, then that energy gets projected onto the object of your attention (your children) and they FEEL it. So don't worry. If you're making your kids lunch the night before school, and you're thinking about how much you love them while you do it, that energy goes into the lunch and they literally eat and get filled up with your love. If you l;ove them, really in your heart, they know.
2007-11-21 14:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think if we love our kids, they know. Sometimes, I wish I were more patient. I tend to set my expectations high, especially for my oldest child. I sometimes need to step back and remember that she's just a child.
Anyone who says they are the best parent they can be is either completely oblivious, or clearly lying. We all have areas we can improve in.
Do you know how I know my kids know I love them? When they randomly come up and give me hugs and/or kisses and say "I love you" unprompted. Or when I see them being particularly kind to one another, that's when I know I must be doing something right.
2007-11-21 13:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by gumby 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hope they do!! I know there is always room for improvement one thing I need to work on is not nagging so much. I need to let the little things go instead of making a big deal about it.... And some days I really need help with patients.
Lord give me patients!
2007-11-21 13:59:47 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thanks for making me really think. I know that my daughter knows I love her; I tell her constantly. I'd have to say consistency and individual time. Being a working mom, time is too short. On the consistency situation, I get tired and give in when I sometimes shouldn't. I think that will be solved by patience. On individual time, I need to schedule it like anything else I consider important.
2007-11-21 14:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope they do! I wish we could slow down time. They grow so fast. I know my job is to raise them to be independant and now they are becoming more and more independant. I feel like I have almost phased myself out :(
I, like every mom here, wish I were more patient.
2007-11-21 14:00:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I tell my children every day that I love them. I know they know because they tell me they love me too.
I need to be more patient with them and allow for more time during those certain hours of the day that are more stressful. (mornings)
2007-11-21 14:00:17 · answer #9 · answered by Mable VT is thinking, kinda 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm actually the kid, not the parent, but I know how I much my parents love me, and I definitely hope they know how much I love them.
2007-11-21 13:57:24 · answer #10 · answered by Professor Cuddles III 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋