With eight kids, from five different gene pools, you can imagine that we have quite a wide variety of temperaments and personalities under our little roof. Some of my kids are quiet and compliant, while others have fought parental authority tooth-and-nail since their first breathe. I love them all dearly, but certainly some have been more "difficult" to raise.
Today, I have a word of encouragement for those who have young ones who fit the "strong-willed" label. Don't give up, don't be discouraged! They will become such a blessing in your life. Parenting them might be a daily challenge, and at times you might be tempted to just give up. Don't! And whatever you do, don't lose that relationship with them. With loving, oak-tree guidance (as in you're the oak tree they continually crash into) they will turn out to be one of the biggest blessings of your life.
Hang in there! I speak from experience.
I'm hanging, I'm hanging. And as we approach puberty, it becomes even more challenging. Love her, but whew! Somedays just wear me out!
ReplyDeleteHold on to the later teen years. You will be blessed!
DeleteThanks! I needed that! I have one that keeps crashing into this oak tree! :-)
ReplyDeleteHang in there, Caryn! It will be so worth it!
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