Comments on: Life is Better When the RIGHT People are Angry http://www.earnestparenting.com/2009/09/23/life-is-better-when-the-right-people-are-angry/ Encouraging heroes. You can be one too. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:05:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amyhttp://www.earnestparenting.com/2009/09/23/life-is-better-when-the-right-people-are-angry/comment-page-1/#comment-17192 Amy Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:42:40 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=1192#comment-17192 Elcorin, thanks for commenting!Mary I'm more at the "blame the children" point. I keep telling them: I'm doing my best. I cannot change what I'm doing, and I can only react to what they do. So if they want change, then they have to do the changing.Pretty much they look at me blankly and I give up the rant.Then I go back to plotting more ways to annoy them into good behavior. Elcorin, thanks for commenting!

Mary I’m more at the “blame the children” point. I keep telling them: I’m doing my best. I cannot change what I’m doing, and I can only react to what they do. So if they want change, then they have to do the changing.

Pretty much they look at me blankly and I give up the rant.

Then I go back to plotting more ways to annoy them into good behavior.

]]> By: Maryhttp://www.earnestparenting.com/2009/09/23/life-is-better-when-the-right-people-are-angry/comment-page-1/#comment-16641 Mary Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:09:19 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=1192#comment-16641 Amy, I've often wondered in what world these parents of children who do everything they ask and complete all their work live in. At first I blamed myself a lot! But I've realized over the years that even if you raise your kids perfectly they still will make their OWN choices.....so I do the best I can because I'm not perfect and pray! They eventually quit using their binky's (pacifiers) and I did manage to finally potty train them. This year they're actually finishing most of their work without me nagging so much. Hey! It's only taken 10 years to figure out what books/computer programs work for them so I figure you've still got some leeway! I still ponder on those "perfect" children though.....where did they get them????? I guess God figured you and I neede to work on developing our patience? I know I entered homeschool with the unrealistic idea that my kids were going to be well behaved geniuses.....then I slowly came ot realize that they have inheirited out genes....ROFL reality shock! Amy, I’ve often wondered in what world these parents of children who do everything they ask and complete all their work live in. At first I blamed myself a lot! But I’ve realized over the years that even if you raise your kids perfectly they still will make their OWN choices…..so I do the best I can because I’m not perfect and pray! They eventually quit using their binky’s (pacifiers) and I did manage to finally potty train them. This year they’re actually finishing most of their work without me nagging so much. Hey! It’s only taken 10 years to figure out what books/computer programs work for them so I figure you’ve still got some leeway! I still ponder on those “perfect” children though…..where did they get them????? I guess God figured you and I neede to work on developing our patience? I know I entered homeschool with the unrealistic idea that my kids were going to be well behaved geniuses…..then I slowly came ot realize that they have inheirited out genes….ROFL reality shock!

]]> By: Your Complaints Do Not Move Me, Young Grasshopper - Earnest Parentinghttp://www.earnestparenting.com/2009/09/23/life-is-better-when-the-right-people-are-angry/comment-page-1/#comment-16627 Your Complaints Do Not Move Me, Young Grasshopper - Earnest Parenting Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:19:22 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=1192#comment-16627 [...] working on the school frustration thing. I talked with Hubby about it and he mentioned that the fact that the older boys don’t have [...] [...] working on the school frustration thing. I talked with Hubby about it and he mentioned that the fact that the older boys don’t have [...]

]]> By: Elcorinhttp://www.earnestparenting.com/2009/09/23/life-is-better-when-the-right-people-are-angry/comment-page-1/#comment-16593 Elcorin Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:11:48 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=1192#comment-16593 Greatings, Everything dynamic and very positively! :) Elcorin Greatings, Everything dynamic and very positively! :)
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