tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post7053101646778179516..comments2023-10-12T11:50:51.254-04:00Comments on Life in the Grateful House: How NOT To Parent a RAD KidLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146320008307628429noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-3520163574744839972010-02-01T00:45:14.487-05:002010-02-01T00:45:14.487-05:00*sigh* I did not handle my issue with my RAD daug...*sigh* I did not handle my issue with my RAD daughter well today. You are reminding me that I should have handled this with more empathy. Thank you!<br /><br />Hugs and prayers, <br />Marymarythemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205319256573120866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-40836271932200681182010-01-27T21:40:50.406-05:002010-01-27T21:40:50.406-05:00Oh, I loved this post. I feel less alone. I too ha...Oh, I loved this post. I feel less alone. I too have days when I do what I know isn't going to work, but I do it anyway because at that moment if feels better than doing what I know I should do. Humm, I suddenly have more empathy for my little darlings. <br /><br />Dawn <br />www.CreatingaFamily.orgDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174683033648360737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-38031271184854894512010-01-27T21:19:32.456-05:002010-01-27T21:19:32.456-05:00We all have those days. They make me feel terribl...We all have those days. They make me feel terrible but unavoidable sometimes. It usually takes me a bit longer to realize what I'm doing and correct myself so my hats are off to you. I'd have so let her go nasty and made sure the rest were spotless. LOLTuduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905378586653219136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-5728118095108994352010-01-27T20:49:43.033-05:002010-01-27T20:49:43.033-05:00Sometimes I hear myself arguing and speaking more ...Sometimes I hear myself arguing and speaking more and more loudly, and the whole time I hear my voice and tone and volume there's this voice in my head telling me that it's the worst thing I can do, and yet I'm STILL doing it..because some days it's a toss up which of us is the more stubborn one, and neither one of us is going to give in to the other. yup..lots of human going on here too :).matryoshkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159644735944561441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-29645559227456614152010-01-27T18:13:31.013-05:002010-01-27T18:13:31.013-05:00You are human indeed! Remember also that our kids...You are human indeed! Remember also that our kids want us to engage in the power struggle. And they are good at pushing buttons. Dont be too hard on yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-62498447826538209632010-01-27T17:16:42.443-05:002010-01-27T17:16:42.443-05:00You are an awesome parent. Almost every time I re...You are an awesome parent. Almost every time I read your post I read something amazing and therepeutic (and much of this translates to kids that are not necessarily RAD dxed btw) but today you reassured me. You are um, HUMAN! LOLLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333788218398458127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-68762723794334113682010-01-27T17:10:23.478-05:002010-01-27T17:10:23.478-05:00mommy time outs sure can work wonders. and yay for...mommy time outs sure can work wonders. and yay for you for stickin' with it!!Shantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670894338491470873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-7819418559469890802010-01-27T16:10:13.278-05:002010-01-27T16:10:13.278-05:00Yeah for you for getting it right in the end and f...Yeah for you for getting it right in the end and fixing your mistakes. Yeah for remembering that this is not instictive parenting we are doing with our kids. Yeah for being human and sharing your ups and downs with us.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444891084585965661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-63160503166222150322010-01-27T15:23:59.922-05:002010-01-27T15:23:59.922-05:00Ugh, stinky kids ick. Listen up dear, you had the ...Ugh, stinky kids ick. Listen up dear, you had the normal regular reaction. Parenting our kids goes against everything that makes sense! Find the thing you least want to do, with no rationale, that is going to make you cringe in the midst and that's the thing to do. Impossible. Getting it right 51% of the time deserves an award and your own episode of Oprah.<br />What you did worked. So there.The Accidental Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409271721074309249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-72943871147777800812010-01-27T14:20:09.797-05:002010-01-27T14:20:09.797-05:00Our human nature confronts their trauma and boom! ...Our human nature confronts their trauma and boom! Just remember that on your worst days it's so much better than anything she's ever known. And we're not supposed to be perfect.Marty Waldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457166508208134485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-71590573216018297532010-01-27T13:40:49.539-05:002010-01-27T13:40:49.539-05:00we all have days like that, yours sound tamer than...we all have days like that, yours sound tamer than mine!stellarparenting.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975942737904876508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-12618882765704304822010-01-27T12:59:42.670-05:002010-01-27T12:59:42.670-05:00yep. got it. My head knows it. My heart knows it.....yep. got it. My head knows it. My heart knows it... but I still go there...regularly. Just today with Corazon in fact.Dia por Diahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779572435008177679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-47593284503044604652010-01-27T11:45:43.922-05:002010-01-27T11:45:43.922-05:00First thing I thought Lisa was "She's hum...First thing I thought Lisa was "She's human after all!" with a smile. It is so hard to remember this stuff in the heat of the moment. I need more than 5 mins in time out! You are da mama!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432036684354771659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-15666066995740889462010-01-27T11:28:47.783-05:002010-01-27T11:28:47.783-05:00been there---done thatbeen there---done that~Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473448768301577048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-78304573406465573452010-01-27T11:11:38.987-05:002010-01-27T11:11:38.987-05:00The best thing about our kids is that you know the...The best thing about our kids is that you know they are going to give you a another chance to do it right- and soon.On to today...GB's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866513131959998883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-85504624348718621202010-01-27T10:49:09.808-05:002010-01-27T10:49:09.808-05:00I have had to put myself in time out before too. ...I have had to put myself in time out before too. Oh--and on more than one occasion!! (0:Jillenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701640875749819676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-18199240681055735072010-01-27T10:48:26.876-05:002010-01-27T10:48:26.876-05:00I have had to put myself in time out before too.I have had to put myself in time out before too.Jillenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701640875749819676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-56288959122409121982010-01-27T10:42:50.951-05:002010-01-27T10:42:50.951-05:00So you really are human, huh?!
Seriously, I hate ...So you really are human, huh?!<br /><br />Seriously, I hate my choices at those times when I choose not to be a good RAD mom. Yes, we know better. But sometimes it's just so hard!BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11802465316673594087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-88842087298887107752010-01-27T08:23:44.079-05:002010-01-27T08:23:44.079-05:00That was a trial run for the teen years. The eye ...That was a trial run for the teen years. The eye rolling happens even in non-RAD teens. Just makes you want to spit. But that too shall pass. Sending you hugs. PPriscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134419933729088547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916782536472572714.post-60440586380165613362010-01-27T08:23:40.775-05:002010-01-27T08:23:40.775-05:00That was a trial run for the teen years. The eye ...That was a trial run for the teen years. The eye rolling happens even in non-RAD teens. Just makes you want to spit. But that too shall pass. Sending you hugs. PPriscillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134419933729088547noreply@blogger.com