Imagine growing up with this information as a child?
The teacher, the preacher, the doctor, your friends, your enemies, your parents, are not the authority on you. You are the authority on you.
The tooth fairy came to our house this week. Yesterday, Riley stood in the toy aisle, ready to spend her dollar (and a few more of mine). Sometimes her brain has a hard time making decisions. It's like a continuous escalating loop in her head, with life or death consequences to each choice, as far as she's concerned.
After a long look, up and down the toy aisles she finally asked,
"Mommy, what do you think I want?"
It would be so easy to just pick something for her, so we could get out of the store already.
I take a deep breath and say,
"I can't tell you that Riley. Only you know what you want."She finally did find just the thing.
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9 comments:
Riley found just the right thing the day her soul chose you and HT as parents.
Great, great advice from Wattles and a wonderful story from you, Michelle.
Love the quote. Now I just have to remember it...
Thanks, Michelle. I needed this today.
What a great reminder of a wonderful lesson. I will try to remember this, and applaud Riley for her choice!
You're a great mom, Michelle. Really.
Good mommy.
Sometimes I feel just like Riley-girl.
:)
Looks like Riley and Seth will grow up with the right information thanks to you and HT.
As one whose impatience far outweighs almost everything else, I can so appreciate how difficult it must have been to stand your ground and let the choice be hers!
Life is easy, the choices we make are difficult. Riley and Seth are going to have it all figured out in no time, which is alot more than I can say for the majority of us. Such a great mother you are!
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