AND USUALLY IN THAT ORDER.
As a Mother and Wife, you have a big variety of jobs
on any one day, and that can mean a lot of different
hats to put on, and a lot of juggling to try and get
everything right.
Take the preteen years for example; one day they
feel like they are grown up, the next day they feel
like they are still young, ( well they may not feel
like it but they can sure act like it), so that could
mean that they want you for a parent one day and
a friend the next but they don't actually come
with badges to tell you which day is which, so
often you can get it wrong.
Because we had two boys and then a girl and then
two boys, our third son used to call the older boys
'the bigs' and the younger ones 'the littles', we
were always amused during that preteen time as
he would be one of the bigs if they were doing cool
stuff and one of the littles if they were getting
treats!
I have learned during those years that I didn't
need to solve all the problems, disputes,
arguments, dilemmas that came up, often I
just needed to listen, love and laugh. This was
often more empowering for them than telling
them what to do although quite often they
needed advice as well.
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