YES!!!!!!!
As I have near the end of my pregnancy and my energy has dwindled I have started to feel like a really insufficient mom. We are not doing as many fun things or going as many places because everything just seems like too much. Just the other day I was lamenting to a friend how I felt like all I do is say no to my kids lately and time out has become way too common. In hindsight I know the mischief is bread of boredom and the fact that I have become a No mom and the Yes mom in me got swallowed up in all the pregnancy swelling is a big contributing factor to the problem . Then I read my friend Kate from Momopoly’s fabulous post on how she decided to challenge herself to bring back the Yes mom in her. Kate is such a fabulous writer and mom and her perspective is just what I needed to kick myself into gear.
So this week I have decided to challenge myself to be a Yes mom, to find new ways that do not over stretch my limits to be that creative fun mom I was pre-pregnancy. I am going to say Yes to the little things that my kids want that will make life more enjoyable for them and me. I will not become a sucker and I have no intention of letting the rules go but when my kids ask for reasonable things I will say yes even if I don’t feel like it. So how about you, will you join me in becoming a Yes mom again? Bring on the crazy kid ideas, I am ready for some fun with my kids!
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I have a wild 2 yr old boy, and I feel like I say no just because he pushes things too far in every event….he is so wild, just naturally. I love to play and be active, but he wears me out quickly. I can’t wait to see some ideas, too.
Thanks so much for your kind words. You made my day. Here’s to a “yes” week!
Blessings!
Leane – do we have the same child? My 3 year old boy wears me out and now I have a two month old to contend with at the same time. I would love to do more things but the preschooler does not behave enough for me go out with him much. I’m looking forward to any ideas others post.
Don’t worry about them being big things, like today my daughter begged me to look for lady bugs with her, I wanted to stay stting where I was but instead got up and spent 5 minutes looking for lady bugs. She loved it and got distracted after 5 minutes so I was off the hook. Little things like that can change the feel of the whole day!
Great reminder! I too am guilty of being a No Mom rather than a Yes Mom too often. I will take the challenge!
So, I guess I should stop finding excuses to avoid playing Barbie’s and Little People with my children. *sigh* O.K., I’ll be a “yes” mom, too.
It does fly by so quickly and you want to spend these moments with them before it slips away. But, if you don’t feel like it because of your pregnancy, that’s o.k. You feel like it again soon. Take care of you first. If momma ain’t happy, then no one is happy.
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