tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011013892370013732.post7915610085628530622..comments2023-08-25T04:23:27.951-07:00Comments on the mundane adventures of miss jess: mothers day, as a mother who isn't perfectyourstrulydearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13523855044111154157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011013892370013732.post-46874238454406090182014-05-13T12:56:10.719-07:002014-05-13T12:56:10.719-07:00such a sweet way to end your post! such a sweet way to end your post! angelina la dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834861842890868386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011013892370013732.post-89603277294635054062014-05-12T23:20:52.524-07:002014-05-12T23:20:52.524-07:00I love this and you! It is all so true, and i love...I love this and you! It is all so true, and i loved our talk the other day about being holier women with our children. Really forgetting about all those worldly expectations we put on ourselves to be great mothers will make us the best mothers in the end. (hope that makes sense.) You are an amazing mom, wife and friend! I am so glad to have you in my life you are such an example to me. Laura Joyce Leavitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271347929811845426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011013892370013732.post-74225368420570589752014-05-12T12:11:22.885-07:002014-05-12T12:11:22.885-07:00...wait. there's more!
forgot to say that i h......wait. there's more! <br />forgot to say that i have also become more patient with myself. children are remarkably forgiving. of course, we shouldn't verbally/physically abuse them, but they don't demand perfection from us and we shouldn't demand it of ourselves.<br />i think this is one of the key attributes of Christ-like love that is also child-like love: forgiveness. repent, make amends with your child and move on. it's not fair to our kids to continue to beat ourselves over the head with our past parenting mistakes when they've already forgiven us. they need us to be whole people now and to let the past go.<br />okay. now i'm done. :)<br />l i zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888851692482367605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011013892370013732.post-13172314470050178422014-05-12T11:54:11.398-07:002014-05-12T11:54:11.398-07:00"I need to have more patience and understandi..."I need to have more patience and understanding, and try to understand the world through my children's eyes." <--this is the mantra of young motherhood.<br />i remember when i first started getting impatient with Dinah after Maisie came along; i felt like such a failure as a mother. it's like i morphed into a totally different parent almost overnight. since then i've realized what you described. in fact i re-realize on an almost daily basis: to slow down and enjoy them and all their little kid ways. :)l i zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888851692482367605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011013892370013732.post-57709902965009184602014-05-12T06:18:12.986-07:002014-05-12T06:18:12.986-07:00I love you... And I love this! What a perfect remi...I love you... And I love this! What a perfect reminder to just let kids be little! And to help them enjoy each stage as much as possible! You really are an amazing mom and I look up to you, girlfriend!Courtney Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00932251648323616331noreply@blogger.com