I'm Sorry

Be quick to say I'm sorry. 

Today was not one of my best days when it came to my son. We went to Wal-Mart to get groceries and he got under the basket and I didn't realize he had his finger in the wheel and I started pushing the buggy and then I heard this loud scream and looked down and his little finger was purple and split open. Once I got him calmed down we continued shopping and he would not be still. He kept getting up and walking around and getting in front of buggy and I finally snapped. I yelled at him and when we got to the car he didn't want to get in his car seat and my daughter was still in the buggy and I yelled at him again.

Later tonight I started thinking about my son and was wondering what he was thinking about the whole situation. I realized that if I had of just strapped him in the buggy (even though he didn't want to be strapped in) I wouldn't of lost my temper and wouldn't of yelled at him. I realized that I need to be very careful with my little man because me being his mother, I am for right now the only woman he really has to look up to and to learn what a woman is supposed to be and I don't ever want him to think that women are just mean and quick to anger.

Before he went to bed tonight I sat down with him and held him in my arms and I apologized for losing my temper and patients with him. I told him that I loved him more than anything in this world. I wanted him to know and understand that even though I lost my temper and yelled at him it didn't and doesn't change the way I feel about him and love him.

Don't be a stubborn mom. If you do something wrong and you know it is wrong, admit it. Don't be afraid to let your kids know that you make mistakes and don't be afraid to tell your kids your sorry when you did something to hurt their feelings. Notice I said when. I said (when) because it inevitable, their will come a time in your child’s life that you will hurt their feelings. When you admit to doing something wrong and when you tell your kids your sorry for something you did, you are not only reaffirming your love for your child but you are teaching your child the proper way to handle mistakes and proper way to ask for forgiveness.

We as mothers are an image of Jesus to our children and we should show this to them in every way possible.

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 
-Psalm 145:8