Comments on: When Wrong Words Fly

By: Robin van der Merwe

Robin van der Merwe — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:36:47 +0000

Lesly,
I found myself laughing out loud over that video. Our boys are 1 and 2 and often, while running errands, find myself wanting to say…”Don’t make me stop this car!” LOL I keep wondering just how many of those top 50 sayings I’ll find myself saying in the years to come……Here’s hoping I can reprogram my mind before then!

Thanks for a great post,
Robin
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By: Melissa McCloud

Melissa McCloud — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:04:36 +0000

great parenting post lesly… i believe that the quality of our communication determines the quality of our lives! my memories of my mother growing up are of constant yelling and nagging and more yelling. i know it will take deliberate action to not duplicate this, and i can practice now on my downline! =)
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By: Christine Casey

Christine Casey — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:42:46 +0000

Hi Leslie,

I have similar “conversations” with my 16 year old son, and sometimes also question how I might have handled situations like this differently, as you noted, what kind of example am I setting. I really appreciated your post as it gave me something to really think about

Christine
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By: Linnea

Linnea — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:06:48 +0000

Hi Lesly,

I think that parenting is definitely the toughest job on earth. Good job being flexible. Isn’t it amazing e day we say something and suddenly hear our mother/father in our heads…the very things we swore we’d never sya when we grew up.
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By: Dr. Erica Goodstone

Dr. Erica Goodstone — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:16:53 +0000

Lesly,
It was not just the change in words. You caught yourself repeating a familiar habit. You stopped and contemplated the situation. You took responsibility for your part in the problem. Then, thinking outside the box, you enlisted your son’s thoughts about the problem. You showed him respect and you showed him your own humility, that you did not really have an answer. You also explained to him WHY it was important for him to clean up, in a way that he could hear and understand. Bravo!