tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post8761574233184272375..comments2023-10-23T08:57:26.585-07:00Comments on thoughts of a doctor's wife: An Exasperating DialogueLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824477197382240833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-28435807142085437112010-05-05T08:09:41.241-07:002010-05-05T08:09:41.241-07:00Valuing the relationship is so difficult when I am...Valuing the relationship is so difficult when I am determined to win the argument - even with my kids! It is so childish - really. Kids sure make you grow up - and shed some of that pride that I somehow have been so richly blessed with.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824477197382240833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-8961750599618575232010-05-01T21:27:38.495-07:002010-05-01T21:27:38.495-07:00I had a similar conversation with my mother once. ...I had a similar conversation with my mother once. I was so certain that the house they had just bought in Provo could not be located just across the street from the Old Academy building. I was positive there were not any houses there. I had the Old Academy and the Provo Tabernacle confused in my head. I vividly remember how sure I was and that my mother had to be wrong.(I was older than Brooklyn, though :) I think my mom just laughed. I mean they had just bought the house, they had the address! I am now embarrassed at how vehemently I argued with her. And while I was absolutely sure then that I knew more than my mother, I am absolutely sure now that she knows much more than me! Hopefully it won't take Brooklyn until she is my age, but I know she will come to be grateful for your knowledge! One wonderful my parents did teach me was that there were times when they weren't always right and they always tried to listen to us and value our opinions. So maybe Brooklyn feels that you value her opinion, too!CYNDIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238260120658141919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-33023627801945347442010-05-01T11:26:58.507-07:002010-05-01T11:26:58.507-07:00YOU amaze me. Thanks for sharing. It's amazi...YOU amaze me. Thanks for sharing. It's amazing how early they learn to push our buttons. When Rachel was about three I fixed dinner after a long day at work and put a plate of food in front of her. She looked up at me and said, "You can make me sit here until the cows come home, but I'm not eating this." So I made her sit there until her dad got home a couple of hours later and he just told her she didn't have to eat it. <br /><br />There will be many battles of will and intellect ahead of you and you will win some and lose some. The key is to keep the lines of communication open and value the relationship more than winning or losing. <br /><br />You are doing a wonderful job as a mother and your children are blessed to be yours.<br /><br />Luv you, ABBarb's blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159630432017083920noreply@blogger.com