We had a late night with the kids last night, so I was anxious to get them to bed quickly. However, they had different ideas. They kept coming out of their rooms with a vareity of excuses about why they couldn't go to sleep: "I'm afraid of the dark," "I need to go potty," "Mom, remember the time that you said [blah, blah, blah] and you didn't do it? That made me sad," etc.
I was getting pretty tired, so my responses got shorter and shorter, and I ended up yelling, "Just go to bed!"
Alas, Crayden came out one more time and said, "Mom, I said a prayer that you would not be a mean mom anymore, and that you would be the nicest mom ever."
My thoughts: Should I tell him that sometimes that Lord's answer to us is "no" or that sometimes He makes us wait a while before our prayers are answered?
Too tired to say anything more, I just said, "That's great...now go to bed."
I was getting pretty tired, so my responses got shorter and shorter, and I ended up yelling, "Just go to bed!"
Alas, Crayden came out one more time and said, "Mom, I said a prayer that you would not be a mean mom anymore, and that you would be the nicest mom ever."
My thoughts: Should I tell him that sometimes that Lord's answer to us is "no" or that sometimes He makes us wait a while before our prayers are answered?
Too tired to say anything more, I just said, "That's great...now go to bed."
Your kids are so cute! Glad to know that I am not the only one that gets a little "mean" now and then. You're a great mom and your kids are so lucky to have you!
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