Recently I have heard the words "I hate you", "I'm just going to live with Dad", "You don't love me". Sometimes being a parent, especially a single mom, can cut you to the very core of who you are and make you question are you doing the right thing. About a month ago I made a few changes. One being that Caleb had to turn off all screens 30 min before bed time and read. OMG you would think I was killing him. The first night
he even refused to eat his bed time snack. BTW he went to bed without one that night. He was so mad. MOM!!!!!! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME????? My answer "Because I love you". Have to say those first few nights I questioned myself. But I knew he had to take time to read. Boy am I glad I stayed the course. After about 4 days I told him it was time to put his book away and go to sleep. "Mommmmmmmm can't I read for 5 more min". lol what a change from the "I hate you" This morning he said to me "Mom we need to go and get another book for me to read. I am all done my book".
SO BE ENCOURAGED AND STAY THE COURSE. Sometimes we do things because we love our kids even though at that moment in time they hate us. If we stay the course and don't deviate from what we know is the right thing, even though sometimes it is waaaay easier to give in, our kids are happier.
