Comments on: Parenting: Making Sense Out of Chaos http://writefromkaren.com/2008/07/16/parenting-making-sense-out-of-chaos/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chel http://writefromkaren.com/2008/07/16/parenting-making-sense-out-of-chaos/#comment-1657 Chel Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:24:08 +0000 http://writefromkaren.wordpress.com/?p=678#comment-1657 My kids are way too young still for these things to be an issue, but I fully understand the hormonal shifts. My doc finally prescribed something for me to take so that we were all more comfortable during that fourth week of the month. Think of it this way, you're showing your boys how to apologize and accept responsibility for your actions. You're teaching them that you never get to the point where you don't have to be accountable to someone. My kids are way too young still for these things to be an issue, but I fully understand the hormonal shifts. My doc finally prescribed something for me to take so that we were all more comfortable during that fourth week of the month.

Think of it this way, you’re showing your boys how to apologize and accept responsibility for your actions. You’re teaching them that you never get to the point where you don’t have to be accountable to someone.

]]> By: karen http://writefromkaren.com/2008/07/16/parenting-making-sense-out-of-chaos/#comment-1628 karen Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:53:47 +0000 http://writefromkaren.wordpress.com/?p=678#comment-1628 parenting can be both hard and rewarding, if only we can skip the hard part and just keep the rewarding parts coming! =) but you're actually thinking about what will make you a good parent, as i would often do too.... i think that in itself is good parenting. God bless! parenting can be both hard and rewarding, if only we can skip the hard part and just keep the rewarding parts coming! =)

but you’re actually thinking about what will make you a good parent, as i would often do too…. i think that in itself is good parenting.

God bless!

]]> By: Kailani http://writefromkaren.com/2008/07/16/parenting-making-sense-out-of-chaos/#comment-1622 Kailani Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:35:08 +0000 http://writefromkaren.wordpress.com/?p=678#comment-1622 I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. Bottom line is that he should have gotten off the game the first time you told him to. However, sometimes it takes a drastic situation to incite changes. I think that every parent loses their temper occasionally. I know I do. And my kids are still young! I give you credit for admitting to it and I still believe you're a GREAT mother! I’m so sorry that you had to go through that. Bottom line is that he should have gotten off the game the first time you told him to. However, sometimes it takes a drastic situation to incite changes.

I think that every parent loses their temper occasionally. I know I do. And my kids are still young! I give you credit for admitting to it and I still believe you’re a GREAT mother!

]]> By: Karen http://writefromkaren.com/2008/07/16/parenting-making-sense-out-of-chaos/#comment-1614 Karen Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:46:12 +0000 http://writefromkaren.wordpress.com/?p=678#comment-1614 Thanks for the feedback, Bill. I keep telling myself, "this too shall pass." Part of me wants it to pass quickly, the other part? Wants them to stay young forever. Thanks again - it makes me feel SO MUCH better when I know I'm not the only out there that blows up at their kids sometimes. We do use Linksys and I will definitely bring that up to my husband. That would be GREAT! Then I wouldn't have to be the bad guy all the time. I'm always the bad guy. :( Thanks for the feedback, Bill. I keep telling myself, “this too shall pass.” Part of me wants it to pass quickly, the other part? Wants them to stay young forever. Thanks again – it makes me feel SO MUCH better when I know I’m not the only out there that blows up at their kids sometimes.

We do use Linksys and I will definitely bring that up to my husband. That would be GREAT! Then I wouldn’t have to be the bad guy all the time. I’m always the bad guy. :(

]]> By: BillH http://writefromkaren.com/2008/07/16/parenting-making-sense-out-of-chaos/#comment-1608 BillH Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:31:53 +0000 http://writefromkaren.wordpress.com/?p=678#comment-1608 I can say that I have been that angry with my kids. I have a son and daughter. They are now in their 20's (and you don't stop worrying, either) and my wife and I pray that the rules we set, the examples we set, and the advice we gave when they were young influence them now. Sometimes we see the results, sometimes we ask them "Didn't we tell you about that?". Stay strong and remember - your kids still need you. By the way, if you have a Linksys router you can set it up so that at certain times of the day internet access is turned off to any or all computers that use it for access. A little easier than unplugging the router and if you let them know that all access ends at "whatever" time, it will and they will get used to it. My kids did. I can say that I have been that angry with my kids. I have a son and daughter. They are now in their 20′s (and you don’t stop worrying, either) and my wife and I pray that the rules we set, the examples we set, and the advice we gave when they were young influence them now. Sometimes we see the results, sometimes we ask them “Didn’t we tell you about that?”. Stay strong and remember – your kids still need you.

By the way, if you have a Linksys router you can set it up so that at certain times of the day internet access is turned off to any or all computers that use it for access. A little easier than unplugging the router and if you let them know that all access ends at “whatever” time, it will and they will get used to it. My kids did.

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