Another week, another struggle...right? Being a parent can sometimes be a daunting task, knowing that each day you may face multiple parenting difficulties, including temper tantrums, cleaning up numerous messes, rebellious teenagers, vomiting and sick kids, talking back, and any other parenting challenges. Oh the joys! I imagine for many of you, these daunting challenges can at times over take the joys and blessings of being a parent.
So, today I would like to encourage each and every one of you parents out there to love what you do. No I am not talking about your career choice, the church you go to, the activities you participate in - while all of those things are worth loving and enjoying, what I want you to focus on is learning to love being a parent. Love what you do, and what you do, is parent. Sound confusing? Of course you love being a parent, otherwise you wouldn't have had children, right? Of course you love your children, that's what parents! Well, yes and no. Maybe your children were unplanned, perhaps you have a rebellious teenager who makes loving him or her on the tough days extremely difficult, or maybe you sometimes feel as if life without children would have been easier, less complicated. Loving being a parent may be more difficult than you realize, and yet it is SO very important.
Loving your kids may seem like a no-brainer, but kids are challenging, testing your patience, your positive attitude, and yes, sometimes even your love. However, loving your children is the most important part of your job. As a parent, your every action, every word spoken, every act of discipline must be expressed with love as the foundation. Your children are so impressionable, even as rebellious teenagers, that you must find a way to express love in all the things that you do. Make it a priority to speak, act, and think "love" at all times. Be willing to sacrifice, be willing to face the frustrations head on, and be willing to raise your kids in a way that they too, will express love to their own future children and those around them.
Now, let's talk about you, as a parent. Loving being a parent will take work. It will take a conscious effort to get out of bed each day and willing yourself to have a positive attitude. It will take smiling when you feel like frowning, laughing when you feel like crying, using soft words when you feel like yelling, being positive when you feel like being negative, and a whole other list of negative attitudes and feelings that you will need to turn into positives. If you are able to get out of bed each morning with a positive attitude towards your kids, towards yourself, and towards how the day's events and activities are going to play out, you will teach yourself how to love being a parent and eventually this positive attitude and love towards being a parent may come naturally.
You must love what you do, you must love being a parent. This can be so hard! We at Family Builders understand and recognize this. We want to help. Our Family Careline is always accessible, 24 hours a day at 405-848-2273. If you ever are feeling discouraged, need parenting advice, or simply need a friendly voice to bounce a parenting idea off of, feel free to call.
We want you to love being a parent, no matter what your previous experiences were, how you were raised, or how you were treated as a child. We want you to love and protect your children; nurture and teach them to love, and enjoy every step of the parenting process. We want you to love what you do!
For other parenting questions, advice, tips, or for help, please contact us at Family Builders. Our phone number is 405-232-8226 or visit our website at www.familybuildersok.org
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So this week, work on loving what you do. Focus on loving your kids and enjoying being a parent. Enjoy your week and enjoy your kids!
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