This morning was one of those mornings where I woke up about an hour before I needed to and thought I'll just get up. My plan was to clean some of the files off of the computer so it can work a little faster and I can read email once again.
I first took a glance at some of my old pictures and found this picture taken exactly a year ago today...
My sweet little boy. Helping without complaining. Ask and he will nicely do---Boy, I needed that reminder. Because fast-forward to now and YIKES!!! My prayer each day now as I get him ready for school: Please God, give me the patience and strength not to slap that smart mouth. So far, the prayer has worked.....but barely....
Thank goodness he doesn't act like that at school yet. But boy, I have to nip this attitude-thing or I'm afraid he will. Kaya and I will be having a perfect day and he comes in the door and lets us know how much he doesn't like us, how everything is so stupid, how his life is just so horrible.... I feel so privileged that he saves his obnoxious behavior for us at home.
I have ordered the book Have You Filled Your Bucket Today? that a friend suggested and it can not get here soon enough. I just want my sweet child back. I want my child back that realizes that people don't want to be around him when he complains about everything, makes ugly faces at everyone, and just acts like a jerk to those who love him the most.
Until then, I will look at these pictures that seem so sweet. To remind myself-----he CAN be kind, he WILL be kind, and this too MUST pass.
1 comment:
How old is Zander? We've run into a touch of that with Ian too, he is 6. He has the most negative attitude about things a lot of the time, which kills me because he is so smart and loving. He accidentally (or supposedly accidentally) knocked his little brother off the top bunk of his bed and when I told him he wouldn't be allowed back up there until further notice, he built an I out of Legos with an X "crossing him out" on top.
Here's to that prayer - I say a similar one myself most days...
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