This has GOT to change. With a quickness. Before his sister gets the same idea.
The parenting game is changing. It's less about keeping the child alive and more about shaping this little human into someone compatible with other humans. Hoooboy. I know people say things like "Just when you think you've got it all figured out, the rules change!" Let's be clear. I don't think I have it all figured out. In fact, I'm positive I do not. Every day when I learn something new, I'm usually learning a new thing I didn't know I didn't know. If that makes any sense. So for the rules to change in this parenting game which I'm still a novice at, seems unfair. I shouldn't have to move up in difficulty levels, like a video game, until I've mastered this level, right??
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TANGENT: Tonight I felt like I was living in a video game. Probably Zelda. I was trying to kill a fly with a fly swatter. That stupid fly would not die. I made contact with it at LEAST four times, with no success. The thought went through my head: "This is like one of the bad guys on Zelda when you're getting to the end of the game and they take forever to die. That was this fly. He took SEVERAL of my Zelda hearts away and he still didn't die. Dangitall. Meanwhile James is at the dinner table saying "Getchoo fly! Momma getchoo fly! 'Ere it comes!" That's better than Zelda. I don't think they have cheering sections...
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Anyhoo...back to parenthood... I want to raise responsible, highly functioning, positive contributors to society that possess discipline and integrity. I have some of those attributes. I'm a very responsible person. I have integrity. I am not the most disciplined of individuals. I dabble in discipline-ville. I do not live there. People say more is "caught than taught" when it comes to kids. They will do what you DO more than they will do what you SAY. This concerns me on the discipline-front. Not too sure they can catch intermittent discipline. And actually, now that I think about it, if it's intermittent, it probably isn't discipline.
Aw dang.
Those of you older, wiser, more experienced, or younger, green and more vocal and opinionated, what say ye??
Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope...
Sir James and I, his servant
1 comment:
Haha I love this post! I'm catching up on my blog-reading. My two cents as one running this race alongside you is: role models & books. That's what works for me anyway. I'd be happy to pass along my 2 fav books if you're interested.
I'll refrain from mentioning them here in case you're not. Feels bossy to force books on peers. Kinda like when a friend bought a passel o' parenting books (like 4+!!) and mailed them to me -- unsolicited I might add -- after I spent one visit at her house when my first was a baby. I thought dang, I must have come off as clueless parent of the year, what gives?!
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