– Letting my son stand up in the buggy… and him totally flipping out (check… no more standing)
– Allowing my daughter to take her babydoll outside as she plays in the dirt.. just to lead to a babydoll in the washing machine, and a baby crying for hours because she needs her favorite companion (check …no baby dolls allowed outside with dirt involved).
– Having snack too close to dinner… leading to not eating dinner and waking up with the shakes ….this one really gets to me
(check…. afternoon snack will always be at least 3 hours before dinner).
– Coaching my son up the McDonald’s play area just to find him lost and hysterically crying because he cannot find his way out (check…. Make cheerio trail for kids in McDonald’s play area that leads to the slide…. hmmm never mind that may be a little unsanitary… have older kid climb the area with my child) .
– Coparenting when packing the baby bag for an outing … leading to no baby bottle because we both “assumed” the other one packed it… and now hearing the hysterical cries of a baby all the way home (check… one parent will pack the baby bag).
– Letting my daughter run free without a diaper when she’s had an upset tummy (trying to air out the diaper rash)… leading to diarrhea stains throughout our house (check.. Harper needs a diaper on at all times).
-Letting the kids play on the bridge at the park after it rained… leading to them slipping and landing right on their head (check…. bring towel to park after a rainy day)
-Taking off the nicest thing I own (my Micheal Kors watch that my husband gave to me before we got married….. and before he was broke) and handing it to my daughter at church…. leading to me not owning anything nice anymore because it is now nonexistent (check… hide expensive items).
– Bathing kids during their poop hours (which are pretty consistent: 9-12-4)leading to a caddyshack moment without the snickers bar (check… make sure the digestive tract is clear before bathing).
Proverbs 15: 31-31 – If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise. If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself; but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
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