Rob is a yes-man. The kids ask something and he will usually say yes. Sometimes, when he's not paying attention, I will catch an unrealistic request and ask him if he even knows what he just said yes to. I'm the opposite. I usually say no or we'll see, and then think about it before I say yes.
So as the new year begins I am trying to say Yes! to my kids. YES! Even "Yes, I can in a little bit" is better than "No, you are going to have to wait". Resist the urge to do everything my way or to prevent every mess. I want my kids to be Yes! kids... ones who will try, who will look outside the box to make things work. Heck, I want to be that kind of person.
So yesterday, I said Yes! and took my kids sledding. Sure I sat in the warm car the whole time with the baby, but my kids had a fantastic time. And I got to start a new book. Kids are happy. Mom's happy. There are perks to this Yes! thing.
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Ooh, I like your idea. I don't know if I am brave enough to do that. I look forward to hearing how that goes! p.s. in response to your last post, I have milk but can't get my kids to latch on correctly!!! I am the mastitis queen because of it. Really, on the fourth kid I can't get it right???? Good luck to you!
what a fabulous lesson for us all. thanks for sharing.
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