Ok, life is full of choices and it\u2019s very confusing what choices you should make on a day to day basis. What if I told you that you make so many choices a day and that the ones you are making are the right ones! Hooray right? Well, they might not always seem as if they\u2019re the right ones but at the time you\u2019re making them they are.<\/p>\n
This blog is courtesy of my loving, 8 year old daughter. I\u2019m a moderately strict parent, meaning, I discipline when I have to, make tough choices when I have to and hold up to the wrath that only a child can bring. Why, you ask? Because I\u2019m a parent and that\u2019s what parents do. Every time we say no, we are teaching a lesson, everytime we set a limit it\u2019s for their good and that\u2019s called parenting.<\/p>\n
I tell my daughters that when they make a choice they can make one that will lead to a reward or a consequence. They have to choose which one they\u2019ll make. I believe that I give them guidance along the way to at least tell them that they\u2019re making a decision that will lead to a consequence and it is up to them to decide how to proceed. Sometimes, they proceed, other times they stop and change the course of action. Once again, I\u2019m not telling them what to do, I\u2019m guiding them to make choices that are good for them… and for me of course!<\/p>\n
Well, my 8 year old daughter got upset with me last week because she didn’t get her way. I asked her to do something 3 times and that\u2019s my limit. She did it and then asked for dessert afterwards. Haha, that was a nice try; \u201cno dessert because it\u2019s past the time for dessert,\u201d I told her. She made the choice to not listen and spend her time the way she wanted which caused her to miss out on something she wanted.<\/p>\n
As 8 year olds go, she got an attitude with me and that\u2019s not something I tolerate. Luckily, we have a great relationship so it doesn\u2019t come out all the time. When her attitude does come out, watch out world, there\u2019s a force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n
So, once she calmed down, she apologized to me. I have to say, her apologies are very sincere. I explained this concept about choices to her and she chose to play around and not do what she needed to do and so she didn\u2019t get what she wanted.<\/p>\n
Hence, choices are so complicated and for a young mind. It\u2019s even more so because she doesn\u2019t think past her current choice, just the one that she\u2019s making. She says, \u201cMommy, life is so confusing to me.\u201d Yes, I 100% agreed with her! I said, \u201cit is, and the choices we make lead us down a certain path.\u201d Good for her (and me) that we\u2019re in this together 100% and I\u2019ll back her up and help her make choices that will get her what she wants.<\/p>\n
Maybe she did or maybe she didn\u2019t. I sure learned a lesson that life is complicated and the choices that you make are the ones that put you on your path. You\u2019re making so many and I\u2019d hope that the choices you make are getting you what you want.<\/p>\n
I loved this story and wanted to share it with you. If you have a similar story, let\u2019s hear it and we can learn from your story as well. Looking forward to hearing your stories!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"