More on Parenting

Tonight I put my kids to bed around 8:40.  By 9:00 I had seen them all at least one time.  At 10:00 they were all still awake and I had seen each of them several more times.  I had given pickles, water, crackers, string cheese, a brownie (I know) and about twenty hugs.  They needed to use the bathroom, they had tummy aches, and wanted to talk about the next day.  It is kind of a funny thing because I start out frustrated and the more I see them the calmer I get.  (This happens every night)  I ended up tickling backs and trying to settle their little minds.  Eventually I was laying there listening to their different rhythms of breathing, left with my own thoughts.  While laying there thinking I remembered something I saw on Pinterest.

I have mixed feelings about this and may catch some flack from it.  But, truth is I am terrible at punishing.  Timeouts last about 30 seconds.  Because when my little girl is sitting against the door with tears in her eyes my heart breaks.   "Grounding" never happens, because really my kids are pretty good.  I do all the chores myself or with the help of handsome Mr. Lunnen.  Now they probably could help more with the chores (and we are getting there), but I am happy.  We are happy and my kids are awesome.  They are polite and friendly, and I do not believe they are stepping on my toes.  One thing is for sure, they know I love them.  But for some reason I go to bed every night and I mean every single night and lay there making a list of every thing I did wrong.  Every time I raised my voice a little, or every situation I could have handled better.   Parenting really is tough yet rewarding job!

So really is there a "right" way to parent your children or raise good children?  I say that whatever works for you is perfect.  

-Brittani