Michelle,
Gosh, how wonderful for someone to make a positive comment on your parenting skills! I know that meant a lot to you. You are right that mothers usually only get negative feedback from others.
I still remember the comments I used to get from strangers when I took my 2 very rambunctous boys (only 13 months apart) in a store. You know those bars that separate the cash register lines? Well, my boys were usually hanging and swinging on them like monkeys---and no matter how much disciplining or bribing I did, it didn't make any difference.
This has been years ago, but I still remember this older woman sticking her nose up in the air and saying to me, "I'd never let mine act like that!" And it was all I could do not to burst into tears. Didn't she realize I was at my wit's end and had tried everything to get them to stand in line politely? People can be so cruel!!!
Thanks for the reminder that we all need to be encouraging and uplifting to moms of little ones! In 19 years of parenting, I remember getting one positive comment from a friend who said, "You know you are a really good Mother." I can't remember ever hearing anyone else say that to me, which is kind of sad. I don't think I was that bad of a mom!!!! People just don't think to praise Mothers---they take them so for granted.
Now when I'm shopping and I see a mom with little ones (especially 2 little boys close in age like mine are) my heart goes pitter patter. When your "children" are 18 and 19 years old, seeing them interact is like looking in a mirror. Your life flashes in front of your eyes. You don't remember how exhausted you were. You just remember the precious times you had together! It just seems like yesterday that I was in that stage of my life. How I got to be so OLD and my boys all grown up, I don't know!
These moments with your children are so precious. Pretty soon, they will be in junior high and you will embarrass them with every little thing you do. Enjoy every single moment!!!
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