I hate mysef.
Sarah wrote that on a MagnaDoodle and passed it to Mom. My immediate reaction was to say things like, " No, you don't. Why would you write that? Why do you think that? You shouldn't feel that way! Don't ever write something like that again!" SHAME. I also thought I could get away with a pat on the head and a kiss on the cheek and tell her to run along. DENIAL. Instead I asked what that was all about. It seems that there are some pretty speedy monkey bar climbers at her school who tease her because she isn't as fast as they are. We had a good talk about that and then I asked her these questions. "Who made you? Who formed you in Mommy? Whose are you? Who loves you? Who will never leave you or forsake you?"
She passed me the MagnaDoodle later on.
I love mysef. I love God.
13 comments:
Yeah God! Good work Mrs. Stream.
Huge. Totally huge.
Thanks for the movie, too. :)
Oh, sweetie. Life giving. That's what you are imparting--life--to Sarah. Life and truth.
Just like the movie Bella.
Wow. God has given you wisdom, friend. Beautiful - -thanks for sharing that.
I love posts like this that can help us all face tricky situations. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this, Carla. I'm glad Sarah has you for a mom.
Go Carla! Go Carla! Go-Go-Go Carla!
Someone asked me this weekend why I think parents who drink (excessively, we were talking about someone with a .45 blodo alcohol level) and do drugs in THEIR OWN HOMES are not being good parents. Could you imagine someone with that kind of problem being able to be there for their daughter in a moment like this? The little moments ARE EVERYTHING!
Way not to take the easy way out and ignore her--you took the time to listen and speak to her heart.
Yay, Cahla!
Good job, Carla. Sarah has a good mom.
You handled that beter than I have ever heard of anyone handling the inevitable "I hate myself" comment. Well done Mrs. Stream
wow! I was challenged as a mother by your post. How often do we brush our children a side for a chore, phone call, or television show. I am amazed that even at these young, tender years, our children are wrestling with big issuses and concepts.
Thank you so much for your sweet comments. As I parent by the seat of my pants I assume you are already doing what I described in my post. Hmmm.
My daughter is 6 and we had a very similar discussion yesterday. Thank you for reminding me that I am not the only mom out there willing to share "The Truth" with her own daughter.
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