tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post6174216988277801263..comments2023-03-31T02:48:23.422-05:00Comments on Redhead Reverie: Bigger Picture Moments: HopefullyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08290727954814237313noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-50249008952409346032012-01-14T14:50:14.575-06:002012-01-14T14:50:14.575-06:00I have this internal struggle too! It's so di...I have this internal struggle too! It's so difficult, but I don't think we give enough weight to how hard we're trying. Our effort matters; our <i>love</i> matters. As cheesy as it may sound, I really believe that even though we'll err from time to time in how we guide our children, our love will come through at the end.Lenaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128174350293301827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-61068012077750021182012-01-12T20:45:49.207-06:002012-01-12T20:45:49.207-06:00Someday he will be a teenager and you will be very...Someday he will be a teenager and you will be very thankful that you have laid a groundwork of appropriate limits, consequences and expectations.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-63282383761618423812012-01-12T19:38:41.732-06:002012-01-12T19:38:41.732-06:00Oh he knows you love him because you set limits. I...Oh he knows you love him because you set limits. If you didn't care you wouldn't set limits, you would let him do what he wants and run like a wild banshee. <br /><br />Also, it does get easier.Melissa Haakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692372175623299858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-67999518895062654612012-01-12T15:49:35.627-06:002012-01-12T15:49:35.627-06:00He knows you love him of course he does but there ...He knows you love him of course he does but there has to be boundaries. I always had boundaries growing up, that doesn't mean I was happy with them or that I liked them but I knew what they were, and being given the cvhoice now I would still keep them in place, I knew where I stood and it has made me the person I am today.<br />It is always hard seeing children upset but just know that in the long run it is for his own good and yours :)<br />Big hugs x x x x xGemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529759586288667327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-16060844112851537122012-01-12T14:44:02.425-06:002012-01-12T14:44:02.425-06:00I love this. All of us mommies know there will alw...I love this. All of us mommies know there will always be something else for them to move on to, but it doesn't make the here and now any easier! Your last line is so good, I want to hear that someday too from my boys. And I want it to be because they chose to. P.S. I love your polka dot background!Emilyhttp://thedailywade.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-71910229427920226602012-01-12T14:26:28.164-06:002012-01-12T14:26:28.164-06:00It gets easier. It really does. And then it'...It gets easier. It really does. And then it's on to something else, like you said. Take heart in knowing that if you don't set limits, he will be unprepared for the real world. You sound like a wonderful mother.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655147780375093626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-71651055358600913002012-01-12T14:13:13.369-06:002012-01-12T14:13:13.369-06:00The fact that you worry and second guess yourself ...The fact that you worry and second guess yourself means that you're doing a good job. It's going to work out. :)Erinhttp://togetherforgood.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-27976880474940152412012-01-12T13:19:52.756-06:002012-01-12T13:19:52.756-06:00Yes, those moments are so stinkin' tough. But ...Yes, those moments are so stinkin' tough. But there does have to be limits and consequences for actions, like you said. And someday he will, indeed, get it. Someday. :) xoHyacynthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838590548747956315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900345437316119604.post-69818337065506696382012-01-12T13:03:20.519-06:002012-01-12T13:03:20.519-06:00Love this Brook! I go through these moments daily...Love this Brook! I go through these moments daily with Miss diva Harper... are you ruining him?? Absolutely not! I'd say you'd be ruining him if you gave in every single time and gave him his way with absolutely no consequences. Even though it's not fun, it's our job as parents to give tough love, teach those lessons through the tears. In the end his future partner will thank you for grooming a young man who is able to make his own choices and decisions in a timely fashion. You're doing a great job! :)The Bowers Bunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184291554995989146noreply@blogger.com