This week was a rough one, the girl's and I butt heads quite often and finally on Wednesday I just broke down. I felt very disrespected and let them know. Now the good thing about this is that I really get to talk to my girls, like young ladies and not little kids, I let them know my feelings were hurt and they understood why.
Together we cleaned the house up, most of it their stuff being all over and not picking up the garbage they decided to leave around. And then we made dinner together. Mylee is learning to cut vegetables with a plastic knife (still a little leery of the sharp ones) and Kiya is learning how to properly stir a pan and cook on the stove. Kiya also likes to have final word on taste as well, so we always sample just before it is done.
I always find turning the negative into a positive the right way to go. And although we all had a good cry with each other, I find this method better than yelling and screaming my frustration at them. I want to show them the right path to take and how to handle stress in a positive way, and although I am still working on the not crying my frustration away, I feel quite good that we can handle these moments as a family who loves and cares for each other enough to understand and work together.
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