And I yelled some more.
I feel like I yelled all day today. And I don't like it one bit.
The girls just WERE. NOT. LISTENING. It was driving me crazy. Every little thing was made into a bigger thing.
#1: I don't like yelling. I don't like Piper's face when I yell because she gets these sad eyes. I know I scare her and I disappoint her. I know she'll remember these things when she gets older and it makes me sad.
#2: I don't like yelling. It does no good. They still don't listen and now I'm even more upset than I was three seconds ago. Yes, they move faster, but I'd rather them do things from love, not fear.
#3: I don't like yelling. It strains my vocal chords and those wonderful muscles are what get me through the tough times and the happy times....not to mention my job. My throat muscles get all tense.
#4: I don't like yelling. It creates a bad example for my girls on how to treat each other, how to treat their friends, how to treat me and how to treat their future children. If I am going to raise my children right, I need to remember that "monkey see, monkey do" or in this case "monkey hear, monkey repeat".
Thank goodness the girls are in bed. I have a lot of work to do tonight (procrastination anyone?) and I just couldn't take them one second longer. I am going to drink my coffee, work on some notes and paint a shark.
Thanks for listening so I didn't have to yell at you too.
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I yell,, and since Tuesday I have been really trying not too. I took a sharpie marker and put 3 dots on my left hand that stand for "do not yell". Every time i see those dots (which is a lot) I repeat to myself "do not yell". It's actually working!! I have not yelled in days. I'm so happy about it and so are my kids :) In fact, they all have dots on their hands now so they can be better at things that are hard for them. It's awesome!
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