As I left the house today I said goodbye to the boys we went over our usual list of requests for the day.
“Be good, and be nice to mommy!”
I realized we might have a lot more work to do as the boys then continued with the requests
- “And not fight each other?”
- “And not cough on babies?”
- “Not pull the cats tail?”
- “And not punch brother?”
- “And be nice to babies?”
- “And not hit Chloe?”
I’m sure they were still coming up with things as I went out the door. Now to all those people out there who say that you shouldn’t say “No” to your kids because it is too negative. “GET A GRIP”. Kids need to be told no often and regularly. Of course you should do it in love and not be a jerk about it, but one of the jobs that you have as a parent is making sure that your kids know what the bondries are. Society has rules and if you don’t know the rules then you will get in a lot of trouble. Sure there are times that boundries need to be crossed, but the understanding of when that is appropriate and where the boundries are is essential for making good decisions.
I’m proud of my boys and their desire to do what is right. Of course they drive me crazy because it seems that the desire is too often overcome by other temptations (just how loud will this cup crash on the floor?) but I love them and know that they will become great men someday
