Mothering

Continuing in this weekends theme of all things mother, I am in observation mode.  My daughter stayed home with me today while my husband took the boys to synagogue.  For me four years old is quite a doozy, totally in charge, demanding, forthright, and most of the time my nice conversations don't work.  So I do one of two things, I either reward a fun place to go or I take away something I know that they would like to do and it usually works.  But in my experience the female energy is so much more intense than the male energy, even if I win in the end, I have used all of my tricks, and I am thanking God that it has worked in my favor.

Last week my daughter stayed home too, I don't even remember for what, but I figure a lesson has to be taught, and this week she was just not using her words, so it had to be taught again.  Usually I love for all of the kids to go with my husband, so I can have complete quiet, me time, and a nice nap.

Last week she played quietly and let me nap, this morning she woke up crying before 6am, would not tell me why, so when all the boys left, I told her to please let me sleep, and when I woke up from my nap, I found her asleep on the couch and it really made me smile.  She was quiet, she did not come to sleep by me, she respected my wishes, was tired, and fell asleep on her own.

My motto is always take care of mama.
She gave me the best mother's day present ever.
If I could say the one thing I miss most about life before children is my naps.
Thank you dear daughter,
You are one of a kind,
God Willing you will be a mother one day,
You are so full of love,
So full of affection,
Ultimately that is what family is about,
We drive each other nuts,
But we can be 100% ourselves,
Respected for it,
We can go for a walk and take some breaths,
I always say otherwise we would be bored,
Feeling blessed for my kids,
I cannot imagine not being driven nuts,
God Bless Them,
Appreciating Mothering,
Coach Yulia